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Hypothenar hammer syndrome in a 22-year-old male patient: a case report and review of literature.

Department of Vascular Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, 3110 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.
Vascular (impact factor: 0.89). 11/2011; 20(2):100-3. DOI:10.1258/vasc.2011.cr0272
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Hypothenar hammer syndrome is a rare condition with a peculiar presentation that aids in making a clinical diagnosis. We present a 22-year-old male patient who presented with critical hand ischemia secondary to a distal ulnar aneurysm with distal embolization. The patient was treated with an aneurysmectomy with cephalic vein interposition graft, which resulted in complete reversal of his hand ischemia. This case report outlines the clinical presentation of this rare condition, along with a recent review of the literature.

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Keywords

22-year-old male patient
 
case report
 
cephalic vein interposition graft
 
critical hand ischemia secondary
 
distal embolization
 
hand ischemia
 
Hypothenar
 
rare condition