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<p>We herein report on a case in which we conducted bypass surgery for occlusion of a left axillary artery aneurysm with ischemic symptoms 21 years after the contraction of Kawasaki disease and achieved symptomatic improvement. The case involved a 22-year-old man who had been suffering from Kawasaki disease since the age of one. He had been undergoing antiplatelet therapy for bilateral axillary artery aneurysms by orally taking aspirin for 20 years. He suffered from symptoms of upper limb ischemia 21 years after receiving a diagnosis of peripheral aneurysms and occlusion of a left axillary artery aneurysm upon 3DCTA. We conducted aneurysmotomy, plication, and bypass surgery between the axillary and brachial arteries via the autologous vein. Pathological examination revealed due to the formation of atheroma in the tunica intima and disarrangement of the layer structure in the tunica media : thickening of the tunica media was partially observed. His fatigue upon exertion of his left upper extremity remarkably improved following surgery. Although peripheral aneurysms associated with Kawasaki disease are rare, as seen in this case, peripheral arterial disease remains and progresses even after long periods of time. It is believed necessary to carry out long term follow-up and examine the approaches to therapy including surgery in accordance with the site and degree of the disease.</p>
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A 53-year-old woman with von Recklinghausen's disease was admitted with severe pain and acute right leg swelling. The physical examination revealed neurofibromas and café-au-lait spots, typical of patients with von Recklinghausen's disease. Computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a rupture of a posterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm. Since her complaint of pain was severe and because of the rapid progression of pseudoaneurysm, we performed an emergency operation. Under general anesthesia with the pneumatic tourniquet technique, both of the proximal and distal sides of the posterior tibial artery were ligated, and the pseudoaneurysm was resected. The postoperative course was uneventful. She was given an ambulatory discharge 26 days after operation. Histological examination revealed spindle-shaped cells infiltrating the aneurysmal wall. We diagnosed this is a vascular lesion of von Recklinghausen's disease.
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Os aneurismas periféricos merecem atenção pela sua baixa frequência e associação com outros aneurismas arteriais, principalmente o de aorta abdominal. O aneurisma de artéria plantar verdadeiro é ainda mais raro. A escassa literatura disponível concentra-se nos casos de pseudoaneurisma pós-traumático dessa artéria. Relata-se o caso de uma paciente do sexo feminino, 85 anos, com queixa de dor no pé direito ao deambular durante um ano, acompanhada de nódulo pulsátil em região plantar, próximo da base do primeiro pododáctilo. Não havia história prévia de trauma ou cirurgia na região plantar acometida. Realizou-se ecografia vascular e angiorressonância, que diagnosticaram aneurisma de artéria plantar. A paciente foi então submetida à aneurismectomia com ligadura das artérias nutricionais, apresentando boa evolução pós- operatória.
Peripheral aneurysms deserve attention because of their low frequency and potential association with other aneurysms, especially of the abdominal aorta. The true aneurysm of the plantar artery is even less frequent. The literature available is scarce and focuses on cases of post-traumatic arterial pseudoaneurysms. In this paper, we report the case of an 85-year-old female patient with a one-year history of pain on the right foot when walking associated with a pulsatile tumor in the plantar region at the base of the big toe. The patient had no history of trauma or foot surgery. Vascular ultrasonography and MR angiography showed a plantar artery aneurysm. Aneurysmectomy with ligation of the medial plantar artery was performed. The patient had a good postoperative course.