A 77-year-old woman was referred to our staff for evaluation of a "cystic" mass in the antecubital fossa. The recent medical history included surgical excision of a median-nerve schwannoma. The postoperative course had been uneventful. The sonographic examination revealed kinking of the brachial artery; color Doppler imaging showed aliasing at the level of the kink. The case illustrates the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fluid-filled lesions of the elbow, including those that are rare and unexpected © 2013 Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB).
An antecubital fossa "cyst" caused by postoperative kinking of the brachial artery
Bortolotto, Chandra;Carone, Luisa;Draghi, Ferdinando
2013-01-01
Abstract
A 77-year-old woman was referred to our staff for evaluation of a "cystic" mass in the antecubital fossa. The recent medical history included surgical excision of a median-nerve schwannoma. The postoperative course had been uneventful. The sonographic examination revealed kinking of the brachial artery; color Doppler imaging showed aliasing at the level of the kink. The case illustrates the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fluid-filled lesions of the elbow, including those that are rare and unexpected © 2013 Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB).File in questo prodotto:
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