Fibro-muscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare lesion of the subclavian artery. We report the description of histologic and ultrastructural findings in a white young man.
The associated aneurysm is a natural complication of FMD. After the resec tion of the pathologic artery and end-to-end anastomosis a rethrombosis can develop.
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