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Late, giant brachial artery aneurysm following hemodialysis fistula ligation in a renal transplant patient: case report and literature review

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Brachial artery aneurysm (BAA) following long-standing arteriovenous fistula ligation after renal transplantation is uncommon. Herein, we describe the case of a 64-year-old man who developed a giant symptomatic BAA 21 years after ligation of the fistula. He was submitted to surgical excision of the aneurysm followed by interposition prosthetic graft.

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  1. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Palermo, Via L. Giuffrè 5, 90127, Palermo, Italy

    Ettore Dinoto, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Gaetano Vitale, Felice Pecoraro, Luana Cassaro & Guido Bajardi

  2. Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Matilde Cacciatore

  3. Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte

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Dinoto, E., Bracale, U.M., Vitale, G. et al. Late, giant brachial artery aneurysm following hemodialysis fistula ligation in a renal transplant patient: case report and literature review. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60, 768–770 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0075-6

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