Hypothenar hammer syndrome in a computer programmer: CTA diagnosis and surgical and endovascular treatment.

Finger ischemia due to embolic occlusion of digital arteries resulting from trauma to the palmar ulnar artery has been termed hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS). In HHS, arterial thrombosis and/or aneurysm formation with embolization to the digital arteries causes symptoms of ischemia. We describe a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 509 - 513
Main Authors:	Abdel-Gawad EA, Bonatti H, Housseini AM, Maged IM, Morgan RF, Hagspiel KD
Format:	case study diagnostic images Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Oct/Nov2009
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Finger ischemia due to embolic occlusion of digital arteries resulting from trauma to the palmar ulnar artery has been termed hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS). In HHS, arterial thrombosis and/or aneurysm formation with embolization to the digital arteries causes symptoms of ischemia. We describe a patient in whom the initial diagnosis was made on multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA), as well as his endovascular and surgical management.