Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box

Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box

True aneurysms of the radial artery are rare. The natural history of these aneurysms is not well understood. We report the case of a true aneurysm of the radial artery located in the anatomical snuffbox in a 65-year-old man with no antecedent trauma which was treated with resection and cephalic vein...

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Main Authors: LCDR Jonathan Halbach, DO, LCDR Debra Lowry, MD, LCDR Meghann Nelles, MD, LCDR Joseph Ayers, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300375
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spelling doaj-53ae338efbf04983b5d19873f4a37ccf2020-11-24T21:06:43ZengElsevierJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques2468-42872016-12-012415215410.1016/j.jvscit.2016.07.002Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff boxLCDR Jonathan Halbach, DOLCDR Debra Lowry, MDLCDR Meghann Nelles, MDLCDR Joseph Ayers, MDTrue aneurysms of the radial artery are rare. The natural history of these aneurysms is not well understood. We report the case of a true aneurysm of the radial artery located in the anatomical snuffbox in a 65-year-old man with no antecedent trauma which was treated with resection and cephalic vein interposition graft. We discuss the treatment options as well as review previous literature on radial artery aneurysms and suggest compression by the extensor pollicis longus tendon on the radial artery as a contributing factor to the formation of these aneurysms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300375
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author LCDR Jonathan Halbach, DO
LCDR Debra Lowry, MD
LCDR Meghann Nelles, MD
LCDR Joseph Ayers, MD
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LCDR Debra Lowry, MD
LCDR Meghann Nelles, MD
LCDR Joseph Ayers, MD
Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
author_facet LCDR Jonathan Halbach, DO
LCDR Debra Lowry, MD
LCDR Meghann Nelles, MD
LCDR Joseph Ayers, MD
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title Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
title_short Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
title_full Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
title_fullStr Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
title_full_unstemmed Extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
title_sort extensor pollicis longus tendon compression as the etiology of a true aneurysm of the radial artery in the anatomical snuff box
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
issn 2468-4287
publishDate 2016-12-01
description True aneurysms of the radial artery are rare. The natural history of these aneurysms is not well understood. We report the case of a true aneurysm of the radial artery located in the anatomical snuffbox in a 65-year-old man with no antecedent trauma which was treated with resection and cephalic vein interposition graft. We discuss the treatment options as well as review previous literature on radial artery aneurysms and suggest compression by the extensor pollicis longus tendon on the radial artery as a contributing factor to the formation of these aneurysms.
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300375
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