Cor Vasa 2017, 59(5):e496-e498

Ulnar artery aneurysm - A rare cause of mass on wrist

Cenk Conkbayir^a,*, Ozan Emiroğlu^b, Hasan Birtan^b, Levent Cerit^a

^a Cardiology Department, Medical Faculty, Near East University, Nicosia (North), Cyprus

^b Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Nalbantoglu State Hospital, Nicosia (North), Cyprus

In this article we are going to discuss a patient with ulnar aneurysm due to atherosclerosis which is very rare in the literature. Among its reasons, trauma, infection, peripherial embolism, immunologic reasons, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and arteriosclerosis play role, its diagnosis and treatment is important since it can cause ischemia of finger. The diagnosis of peripheral embolism should also be excluded in such cases with physical examination, ultrasound and angiographic tests. For the treatment of ulnar artery aneurysm surgical procedures as resection and reconstruction may be performed.

Keywords: Mass on wrist; Treatment of ulnar artery aneurysm; Ulnar artery aneurysm

Received: July 17, 2016; Revised: October 11, 2016; Accepted: November 16, 2016; Published: October 1, 2017  Show citation