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SUBMITTER: Simmons MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722590 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 20201123 11
Radial artery pseudoaneurysms are rare clinical entities usually occurring after penetrating trauma or iatrogenic injury. The radial artery is the least common location for peripheral artery pseudoaneurysms, and no clear standard of treatment exists. We present a case of an adolescent male who developed a radial artery pseudoaneurysm after slitting his wrists. Using a single incision, the radial artery pseudoaneurysm was excised and repaired using a reversed venae comitantes interposition graft. ...[more]