Thrombosis of a true brachial artery aneurysm after long term immunosuppressive therapy-etiology and implications

Thrombosis related to true axillo-brachial arterial aneurysm following ligation of longstanding arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis

“…A literature search found three series and 24 case reports, including 33 patients with donor artery aneurysm formation after AVF creation, excluding traumatic and infective cases. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 These were analyzed and compared with a review of three series reported by Chemla et al, 2 Marzelle et al, 3 and Mesters et al 3 ( Table ). Male patients comprised 81.8% of the 33 cases, and the median age at AVF creation was 30.7 years (range, 14-51 years).…”

“… a We found three series and 24 case reports, including 33 cases of donor artery aneurysm formation after AVF construction, excluding any traumatic or infective cases 1 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ; we analyzed these 33 cases and compared our review with the data from the three series. …”