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CASE REPORTS VASCULAR SECTION
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 October;42(5):687-9
Copyright © 2009 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
lingua: Inglese
A brachial aneurysm in childhood caused by Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Sayin A. G., Bozkurt A. K., Cangel U., Köksal C., Öz B.
From the Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, *Department of Pathology, University of Istanbul, Cerrahpas¸a Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
A case of an 11-year-old boy with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV is presented. He was referred with a pulsatile mass above the right antecubital fossa and Doppler revealed a saccular aneurysm. Excision and ligation of the brachial artery aneurysm was performed. The diagnosis was confirmed by skin fibroblast cultures and histopathologic evaluation. We conclude that arteriography should be avoided in EDS and color-Doppler should be the sole means of diagnosis. Ligation rather than arterial reconstruction should be preferred.