False aneurysm with median nerve palsy after iatrogenic brachial artery puncture.

Yip, K M; Yurianto, H; Lin, J · Postgrad Med J · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report on a case in which a patient on oral anticoagulation for her aortic valve replacement, with an International Normalised Ratio of 2.13, developed a false aneurysm of the brachial artery after a routine arterial puncture, despite direct pressure to the aspiration site. The false aneurysm was complicated by the development of median nerve palsy.

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