Mannava Anjali S, Braga Ana C, Fathollahpour Ayda, Ryali Niharika, Lazarevic Milenko
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, IND.
Department of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, BRA.
Cureus. 2023 Jul 24;15(7):e42408. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42408. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Pseudoaneurysms are typically iatrogenic due to the increasing use of the artery for arterial interventions such as invasive vascular radiological procedures, invasive coronary artery procedures, arterial punctures for an arteriogram, or catheterization. Other reasons for pseudoaneurysm formation are intravenous drug use and penetrating trauma. They are more commonly observed in the lower limbs than in the upper limbs. In this case report, we present the occurrence of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm (BAP) in a 73-year-old male patient who suffered a gunshot wound (GSW) 25 years ago during the war and was admitted to the hospital because of a fall episode. This case represents one of the few documented instances of a pseudoaneurysm formation following a GSW in the United States. Along with that, we describe the subsequent medical care provided to the patient.
假性动脉瘤通常是医源性的，这是由于动脉越来越多地用于动脉介入手术，如侵入性血管放射学检查、侵入性冠状动脉手术、动脉造影的动脉穿刺或导管插入术。假性动脉瘤形成的其他原因是静脉药物使用和穿透性创伤。它们在下肢比在上肢更常见。在本病例报告中，我们介绍了一名73岁男性患者发生肱动脉假性动脉瘤（BAP）的情况，该患者在25年前战争期间遭受枪伤（GSW），因跌倒事件入院。该病例是美国有记录的少数枪伤后假性动脉瘤形成的病例之一。与此同时，我们描述了随后为该患者提供的医疗护理。
