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.
Authors
- Dimitrios A. Chatzelas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1957-5539)
- Theodosia N. Zampaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-7262)
- Apostolos G. Pitoulias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-7561)
- Georgios A. Pitoulias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-2709)
- Georgios V. Tsamourlidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1850-3682)
- Ioanna I. Kiose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4430-6599)
- Vasiliki-Elisavet P. Stratinaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9599-1689)
Institutions
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- St. Bernward Krankenhaus (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94393
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00