• West Afr J Med · Jan 2002

    Case Reports

    Matchet cut injury at the wrist as a cause of traumatic radial artery aneurysm: a case report.

    • S B Agaja.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
    • West Afr J Med. 2002 Jan 1;21(1):79-81.

    AbstractA sixty year old Yoruba farmer presented at Ela Memorial Medical Centre, Ilorin with recurrent spontaneous bleeding from traumatic left radial artery aneurysm. This was due to a clash between a Fulani Cattle rearer and the Yoruba farmer. This sort of situation is rampant across Nigeria. It has led to unnecessary death and bodily damage in several cases. The sixty year old man was cut on the left wrist with a matchet. This was poorly treated and this resulted into a saccular radial aneurysm which was complicated with recurrent bleeding. Careless treatment of vascular damage could result into aneurysm formation. Medical personnel treating injuries should be aware of vascular injuries and refer the patient promptly for appropriate management. Communal disputes should be settled quickly before they lead to communital clashes which could lead to vascular injuries for which surgeons who could cope with such injuries are far-in-between in Nigeria.

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