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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