Cor Vasa 2014, 56(5):e441-e444 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2014.04.007

Spontaneous primary pseudo-aneurysm of brachial artery on an adult patient mis-diagnosed for 8 years: Case report

Fadi A. Hadidi^b,e, Azmy M. Hadidy^a,e,*, Moaath M. Al Smady^c,e, Osama Samara^a,e, Nosaiba T. Al Ryalat^a,e, Rasha Al Khattab^a,e, Lina Hadidi^d,e

^a Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan

^c Department of Vascular Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan

^d School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

^e Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Brachial artery PSA is extremely rare with only few cases reported in the literature and all of them are secondary to a known etiology. This is the first report of a an adult patient who was free of any medical treatment with primary spontaneous brachial artery pseudoaneurysm which was mis-diagnosed for 8 years and treated surgically without any complications.

Keywords: Brachial artery; Primary; PSA: pseudo-aneurysm; Spontaneous

Received: March 1, 2014; Accepted: April 29, 2014; Published: October 1, 2014  Show citation