Abstract
False aneurysm is a rare disease. A report will be presented on our study of false aneurysm developing in the upper extremity.
The subjects of the present study are 7 cases of false aneurysm we experienced during a period of 32 years from 1965 and 1996. By gender, 3 cases were male and 4 cases were female; ages at the time of operation ranged from 11 to 86 years with a mean of 36 years. The causes involved were cut wound in 3 cases, puncture wound in 3, and internal fixation material used for fracture repair in 1. The damaged arteries were the bracial aretery in 1 case, the radial artery in 2, the ulnar artery in 1, the common digital artery in 1, and the digital artery in 2. The observed clinical symptoms and signs were swelling in 6 cases, pulsation in 4, and 2 each of tumor formation, redness local heat and hypesthesia. Following surgical resection of aneurysm, end-to-end anastomosis was performed for the brachial artery in 1 case, for the radial artery in 2, and for the ulnar artery of the palm in 1. Artery ligation was performed in 3 cases: on the common digital artery in 1 and on the digital artery in 2. The postoperative course was satisfactory in all cases.
