Ann Cardiovasc Surg | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Ippei Takazawa, Shin-ichi Ohki and Yoshio Misawa*
Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Japan
*Correspondance to: Yoshio Misawa
Fulltext PDFIn 2009, we reported a 57-year-old patient with crutch-induced aneurysms of the bilateral upper extremities. Repeated thromboembolic episodes of the right arm required surgical intervention. The aneurysm (15 mm diameter) of the left brachial/axillary artery remained untreated at that time. Eight years later, the aneurysm of the artery became enlarged and thrombosed. The patient underwent successful additional resection of the aneurysm and revascularization with an autologous saphenous vein graft. Chronic axillary crutch users are at increased risk of developing axillary and/or brachial artery stenosis, aneurysms, and secondary thromboembolic episodes in the upper extremities. They should be aware of the possibility of crutch-induced vascular injury and be followed with serial imaging even though no ischemic episode of the upper extremity has been recognized.
Takazawa I, Ohki S-i, Misawa Y. CrutchInduced Aneurysms of the Bilateral Upper Arms. Ann Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 1(1): 1008.