Idiopathic true brachial artery aneurysm in a nine-month infant

Abstract

Upper extremity peripheral artery aneurysms are a rarely encountered arterial disorder. Brachial artery aneurysms seen in the pediatric age group are generally trauma resultant. A nine-month-old male infant patient presented with complaints of an asymptomatic mass in the arm. Following Doppler ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations, saccular aneurysm, originating from the left brachial artery was diagnosed in the patient without history of trauma. The aneurysm was resected by surgical intervention, and primary repair of the brachial artery was performed by end-to-end anastomosis. No complication was observed during the follow-up. Surgical intervention for upper extremity aneurysms should be initiated without delay in order to prevent extremity ischemia and amputation.

Pediatric nonaortic arterial aneurysms

“…Underlying processes often contribute to the development of these aneurysms, including infection, trauma, connective tissue diseases, noninfectious arteritides, or congenital vascular malformations. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Previous reports usually described solitary cases or limited series rarely exceeding three or four children. As such, the optimal surgical treatment of nonaortic pediatric arterial aneurysms remains poorly defined.…”

True Brachial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as a Non-Pulsatile Mass

“…[1][2][3] All brachial artery aneurysms are rare with an overall prevalence of 0.5%. 4 True aneurysm of the brachial artery is even more unusual for which we present such a case.…”

True Aneurysm of the Proximal Brachial Artery

“…Most of these are pseudoaneurysms caused by trauma, including iatrogenic trauma, and drug abuse [4,5]. True aneurysms are even rarer entities and can occur in in-fantile or older age groups [6]. Etiology consists of congenital connective tissue abnormalities, Kawasaki's syndrome, Buerger's disease, or repetitive trauma, and may be idiopathic [4].…”