Crutch-induced bilateral brachial artery aneurysms
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Creation of Two Saccular Elastase-Digested Aneurysms with Different Hemodynamics in One Rabbit
Published on: April 15, 2021
Takanori Konishi1, Shin-ichi Ohki, Tsutomu Saito
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Abstract:
A 57-year-old man, who was a chronic axillary crutch user as a result of childhood poliomyelitis, was referred to our hospital because of a sudden onset of right forearm ischemia. The right forearm had no pulse, and three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT) showed an aneurysm of the right brachial artery associated with arterial occlusion. The thrombosed aneurysm of the brachial artery was resected and the brachial artery was successfully revascularized by interposing a saphenous vein graft. Postoperative 3DCT revealed an asymptomatic left brachial artery aneurysm. His postoperative course was uneventful under warfarin anticoagulation therapy.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Arteries of the Upper Limbs
Aneurysm II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Studies
Aneurysm I: Introduction
Peripheral Arterial Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation
Aneurysm III: Interprofessional Care
Sites for measuring blood pressure
The Brachial Artery: Primary Site for Blood Pressure Measurement
