Arterial aneurysms of the hand

Faux anévrisme de l'arcade palmaire profonde et endocardite infectieuse

“…Au niveau de la main les anévrismes se présentent comme des tuméfactions douloureuses, qui sont souvent d'apparition rapide [10,12] et peuvent être trompeuses. La présence d'une masse battante est évocatrice, mais le caractère pulsatile n'est pas évident au début.…”

Bilateral Radial Artery Aneurysms in the Anatomical Snuff Box Seen in Marfan Syndrome Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

“…And only 10 cases of the radial artery aneurysm in the anatomical snuff box have been described in 7 publications. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Causes of aneurysmal formation in the anatomical snuff box were trauma in 3, mycotic in 2, and idiopathic in 5 cases. Trauma including accidental, malicious, or iatrogenic is a common cause of the radial artery aneurysm.…”

“…1,2) The incidence of radial artery aneurysm in the anatomical snuff box is very small and very few cases have been reported. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Furthermore, bilateral radial artery aneurysms were also extremely rare. [10][11][12] On the other hand, as far as we know, radial artery aneurysm in the patient with Marfan syndrome has not been reported.…”

Anatomical Snuffbox and it Clinical Significance: A Literature Review

“…There are several reports in the literature of lesions of the RA at the AS, including; aneurysms (Miura et al, 2004;Luzzani et al, 2006;), an aneurysm initially misdiagnosed as a ganglion cyst (Walton & Choudhary, 2002), idiopathic aneurysm (Santos et al, 2008), bilateral aneurysm in a patient with Marfan syndrome (Yukios et al, 2009), mycotic aneurysm of the dorsal carpal branch (Poirier & Stansel, 1972) and traumatic aneurysms (Wenger et al, 1980). McNamara et al (1998) noted that between 1984 and 1995, nine patients were treated with spontaneous thrombosis of the radial artery in the region of the AS, all of whom had ischemic symptoms in the index finger and / or the thumb.…”