Axillary artery aneurysm

Posttraumatic True Aneurysm of the Axillary Artery Following Blunt Trauma

“…Pseudoaneurysms represent the majority of reported traumatic axillary artery aneurysms [2]. The majority of cases are due to penetrating or blunt trauma and less frequently due to congenital arterial defects, infection, and periarteritis nodosa.…”

“…Elective surgical treatment has little risk to the patient and prevents the need for emergency operations [2–4]. Subpectoral-axillary exposure is fairly simple, requiring little dissection, being rather atraumatic, and having few disadvantages [7].…”

“…Prosthetic reconstruction of the axillary artery has been successful; however, because of the superior patency of vein grafts in upper extremity reconstructions, these are preferred [8]. Endovascular stent grafts have also been successfully used to treat these aneurysms [2–4]. …”

“…Pseudoaneurysm is characterized by focal defect in the arterial wall, with hemorrhage controlled by surrounding tissues [1]. This type constitutes the majority of the traumatic axillary aneurysms [2]. Traumatic true axillary artery aneurysms are relatively rare and generally occur with repetitive blunt trauma [3].…”

Axillary Artery Injury Secondary to Inferior Shoulder Dislocation

“…Doppler ultrasound is a quick, noninvasive procedure that has had success in cases reported in the literature (13). This diagnostic modality can decrease the time to vascular surgery treatment and improve prognosis.…”