False aneurysm of the proper palmar digital artery--report of a case

K D Ballas; S E Rafailidis; K A Kouskouras; J Fardellas; M B Alatsakis; A K Sakadamis

doi:10.1080/00015458.2006.11679885

False aneurysm of the proper palmar digital artery--report of a case

Acta Chir Belg. 2006 Mar-Apr;106(2):249-51. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679885.

Authors

K D Ballas¹, S E Rafailidis, K A Kouskouras, J Fardellas, M B Alatsakis, A K Sakadamis

Affiliation

¹ Second Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 16761492
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679885

Abstract

A case of false aneurysm of the radial proper palmar digital artery located in the tip of the right index finger is presented. The aneurysm was the result of blunt trauma and the diagnosis was made by contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography. The patient was treated by ligation and resection of the aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Aneurysm, False / pathology
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Finger Injuries / complications*
Fingers / blood supply*
Hemophilia A / complications
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*