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Case Report
Online Published: 02 Jul 2014
 


True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review

Yüksel Kankaya, Melike Oruç, Özlem Çolak, Uğur Koçer.


Abstract
True aneurysms of the digital artery are very rare. Sixteen cases of true digital artery aneurysms have been reported in English literature since 1982. We present a true aneurysm of the digital artery of the third finger which is the largest aneurysm have been reported so far. In operation, the third finger ulnar digital artery aneurysm was clamped and excised. Reconstruction was performed with an inter positional vein graft. At follow-up 12 months after surgery, the patient had no pain or swelling in the third finger. In this study, we aimed to present an extremely rare case of a digital artery aneurysm that reached a large size rapidly.

Key words: Digital artery, third finger, true aneurysm


 
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Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand Microsurg. 2012; 1(2): 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042


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Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. https://handmicrosurgeryjournal.com/?mno=163383 [Access: September 12, 2024]. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042


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Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand Microsurg. 2012; 1(2): 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand Microsurg. (2012), [cited September 12, 2024]; 1(2): 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



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Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer (2012) True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand Microsurg, 1 (2), 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



Turabian Style

Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. 2012. True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand and Microsurgery, 1 (2), 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



Chicago Style

Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. "True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review." Hand and Microsurgery 1 (2012), 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer. "True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review." Hand and Microsurgery 1.2 (2012), 68-71. Print. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Yuksel Kankaya, Melike Oruc, Ozlem Colak, Uğur Kocer (2012) True digital artery aneurysm of the third finger: a case report and literature review. Hand and Microsurgery, 1 (2), 68-71. doi:10.2399/emd.12.32042





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