A rare case of digital artery aneurysm

Zak Vinnicombe; Max Little; Alexi Nicola; Javier Ibañez

doi:10.1016/j.jpra.2019.03.002

A rare case of digital artery aneurysm

JPRAS Open. 2019 Mar 19:20:87-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2019.03.002. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Authors

Zak Vinnicombe¹, Max Little², Alexi Nicola¹, Javier Ibañez¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
² Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.

Abstract

True aneurysms of the arteries of the hand are vanishingly rare. We report a case detailing the surgical management of a 44-year old gentleman with a true common digital artery aneurysm. This report adds to the current sparse literature on digital artery aneurysms and their presentation, investigation and management.

Keywords: Digital artery aneurysm; Hand surgery; Microvascular surgery; Plastic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports