Large-Sized Bilateral Atherosclerotic Axillary Artery Aneurysms: A Case Report

İdil Soylu A., Polat A. V.

JOURNAL OF THE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY, vol.100, no.1, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5334/jbr-btr.968
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: giant axillary artery aneurysm, atherosclerosis, PATIENT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Axillary artery aneurysms are most commonly caused by trauma, while atraumatic cases are very rare. Atherosclerosis, collagen tissue diseases, and mycotic infections are additional etiological factors for this type of aneurysms. Once developed, an aneurysm poses risk for hand ischemia or neurologic complications due to embolic events and neural compression. Due to this, diagnosis and treatment of an aneurysm are crucial. We report a case of giant bilateral axillary artery aneurysms developed as a consequence of atherosclerosis.