Giant True Brachial Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

True brachial artery aneurysms (BAAs) constitute an extremely rare vascular entity. We present the case of a 68-year-old man with a giant, secondary, symptomatic, saccular, true BAA of the right, dominant arm, measuring 58×55mm. Open surgery was performed under general anesthesia, with aneurysm sac resection and arterial reconstruction with interposition of a reversed great saphenous vein graft. There were no postoperative complications. The patient remains up to date under regular follow-up. The histological analysis was consistent with a true degenerative aneurysm. A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted, highlighting current knowledge on true BAA pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, imaging modalities, and treatment strategies.

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Cureus
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2025-10-12
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Giant True Brachial Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

Dimitrios A. Chatzelas, Theodosia N. Zampaka, Apostolos G. Pitoulias, Georgios A. Pitoulias et al.
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Giant True Brachial Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

Dimitrios A. Chatzelas, Theodosia N. Zampaka, Apostolos G. Pitoulias, Georgios A. Pitoulias, Georgios V. Tsamourlidis, Ioanna I. Kiose, Vasiliki-Elisavet P. Stratinaki
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Abstract

True brachial artery aneurysms (BAAs) constitute an extremely rare vascular entity. We present the case of a 68-year-old man with a giant, secondary, symptomatic, saccular, true BAA of the right, dominant arm, measuring 58×55mm. Open surgery was performed under general anesthesia, with aneurysm sac resection and arterial reconstruction with interposition of a reversed great saphenous vein graft. There were no postoperative complications. The patient remains up to date under regular follow-up. The histological analysis was consistent with a true degenerative aneurysm. A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted, highlighting current knowledge on true BAA pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, imaging modalities, and treatment strategies.

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), St. Bernward Krankenhaus (DE)
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Giant True Brachial Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review — Dimitrios A. Chatzelas, Theodosia N. Zampaka, et al. · Cureus (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS