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A mass at the snuff box area of the left hand.
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On physical examination, a spherical mass of size 1.5x2 cm was found at the anatomical snuffbox area of the patient's left hand without any scars hinting at previous trauma (Fig. 1).
Reconstructed three-dimensional image of the left hand shows a saccular aneurysm on the radial artery.
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Computed tomography (CT) angiography showed a saccular aneurysm with a size of 14 mm at the distal part of the radial artery localized on the dorsal aspect of the first carpometacarpal joint (Fig. 2).
Exploration of the aneurysm controlled with vessel loops proximally and distally (a), reconstruction of the radial artery with a primary end-to-end anastomosis (b).
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The aneurysm sac was dissected from the surrounding tissue (Fig. 3a). Blood flow was successfully re-established to the distal segment (Fig. 3b).