Incidental diagnosis of a silent brachiocephalic vein aneurysm and its surgical treatment

Nurcan Yilmaz, MD; Alexandre Pelouze, MD; Nicolas Murith, MD; Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD; Christoph Huber, MD; Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Mar 2020)

Incidental diagnosis of a silent brachiocephalic vein aneurysm and its surgical treatment

Nurcan Yilmaz, MD,
Alexandre Pelouze, MD,
Nicolas Murith, MD,
Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD,
Christoph Huber, MD,
Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD

Affiliations

Nurcan Yilmaz, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Alexandre Pelouze, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Nicolas Murith, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD: Division of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Christoph Huber, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Correspondence: Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD, PhD, FETCS, FMH, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 21 – 23

Abstract

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Brachiocephalic vein aneurysm is an extremely rare clinical entity, with a limited number of case reports in the literature. We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with a left brachiocephalic vein aneurysm (3 × 3 × 6.5 cm) that was discovered fortuitously by contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography. Surgical intervention was performed simultaneously during tricuspid valve surgery with coronary artery bypass grafting. This paper discusses the details of our case, the surgical treatment of brachiocephalic vein aneurysms, and the different treatment options. Keywords: Brachiocephalic vein aneurysm, Thoracic venous aneurysm, Mediastinal mass

Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

ISSN: 2468-4287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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