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Torres IO, Lourenço de Andrade RC, Apoloni R, Simão da Silva E, Puech-Leão P, De Luccia N. Editor's Choice - In Hospital and Long Term Outcomes After Repair of Subclavian and Axillary Artery Injuries. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2023; 66:840-847. [PMID: 37567338 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the in hospital and long term outcomes after open or endovascular repair of subclavian and axillary artery injuries. METHODS This was a retrospective, single centre study. Data were reviewed from patients with subclavian and or axillary injuries who presented to the authors' centre between January 2009 and December 2022. Outcome data included complications, death, amputations, and re-interventions. A p value < .050 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS Over the study period, 62 patients with subclavian or axillary trauma were admitted to the study hospital. Patients were young (median age 32.5 years, range 12 - 53) and most were men (85%); 32 patients experienced blunt trauma, and 30 penetrating trauma. The median injury severity score was 18 (interquartile range [IQR] 9, 34), and 47% of patients had a brachial plexus injury. The arterial injury was occlusion in 62% of patients, and the median ischaemia time was 12.5 hours (IQR 7.13, 24). All patients with subclavian injuries (n = 37) and 13 of 25 patients with an axillary injury underwent endovascular repair (stent graft placement). Open repair was performed in 12 patients with axillary injury (axillobrachial bypass in seven patients). At hospital discharge, the amputation free survival rate was 82% vs. 92% (p = .67), the mortality rate was 10% vs. 8% (p = 1.0), and the amputation rate was 10% vs. 0 (p = .57) for endovascular and open repair, respectively. The mean follow up time was 4.1 ± 3.5 years. After the seven year follow up, the stent primary patency was 42%. No re-interventions or amputations were performed after hospital discharge. Disability was related to fractures and soft tissue and brachial plexus injuries. CONCLUSION Endovascular treatment was preferred for patients with subclavian artery injuries. Open repair was preferred for patients with penetrating axillary injuries. In hospital and long term complications were related to fractures and soft tissue and brachial plexus injuries, rather than the treatment of arterial injuries. Measures are needed to reduce ischaemia time and improve brachial plexus injury repair.
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- Inez Ohashi Torres
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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Badalamenti G, Ferrer C, Calvagna C, Franchin M, Piffaretti G, Taglialavoro J, Bassini S, Griselli F, Grando B, Lepidi S, D'Oria M. Major vascular traumas to the neck, upper limbs, and chest: Clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and management strategies. Semin Vasc Surg 2023; 36:258-267. [PMID: 37330239 DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Major vascular traumas to the neck, upper limbs, and chest may arise from penetrating and/or blunt mechanisms, resulting in a range of clinical scenarios. Lesions to the carotid arteries may also lead to neurologic complications, such as stroke. The increasing use of invasive arterial access for diagnostic and/or interventional purposes has increased the rate of iatrogenic injuries, which usually occur in older and hospitalized patients. Bleeding control and restoration of perfusion represent the two main goals of treatment for vascular traumatic lesions. Open surgery still represents the gold standard for most lesions, although endovascular approaches have increasingly emerged as feasible and effective options, particularly for management of subclavian and aortic injuries. In addition to advanced imaging (including ultrasound, contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging, and arteriography) and life support measures, multidisciplinary care is required, particularly in the setting of concomitant injuries to the bones, soft tissues, or other vital organs. Modern vascular surgeons should be familiar with the whole armamentarium of open and endovascular techniques needed to manage major vascular traumas safely and promptly.
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- Giovanni Badalamenti
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, 90352 San Giovanni - Addolorata Hospital, Roma, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Circolo University Teaching Hospital, University of Insubria - ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Circolo University Teaching Hospital, University of Insubria - ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital of Trieste ASUGI, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, Italy.
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Grzeda AL, Hicks AC, Cheadle GA, Sangroula D, Wayne EJ, Dwivedi AJ, Sigdel A. Endovascular Repair of Transected Axillary Artery via Snare Assisted Through and Through Femoral to Brachial Artery Access. Am Surg 2022; 88:1543-1545. [PMID: 35337191 DOI: 10.1177/00031348221083936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Axillary artery injury is a rare but complex surgical problem that often requires challenging exposures, lengthy operations, and morbid outcomes for repair. For these reasons, endovascular repair is an attractive alternative as it obviates many of the challenges present with open repair. While pseudoaneurysms, dissections, and short segment injuries with limited arterial disruption are regularly treated endovascularly, complete arterial transections are almost exclusively treated with open repair as obtaining wire access across the site of injury is often not possible. Here we report a case of successful endovascular repair of a completely transected axillary artery with the use of snare assistance to obtain through and through femoral to brachial artery access. This ultimately allowed for covered stent deployment across the axillary transection restoring distal blood flow. Snare assistance in obtaining through and through access across areas of complete transection can allow for increased use of endovascular repair.
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- Anthony L Grzeda
- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 5170University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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Kawatani Y, Mochizuki T, Hori T. Traumatic brachial artery injury successfully treated with a stent-graft: A case report. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2021; 30:586-588. [PMID: 34034504 DOI: 10.1177/02184923211019850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There are few reports on brachial artery injury treated with stent-grafts. A 69-year-old man presented with a crush injury to the left upper arm. Enhanced computed tomography revealed left humerus fracture and disruption of the blood flow of the brachial artery along with paresis of the forearm. Following external fixation of the fracture, we performed endovascular therapy for brachial artery injury. Using real-time ultrasound imaging guidance, the injured lesion was crossed by the wire, and Viabahn endoprosthesis was placed in the left brachial artery. Hemostasis was achieved, and blood flow to the forearm was restored. Subsequently, the paresis improved.
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- Yohei Kawatani
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Kamagaha-Shi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Kamagaha-Shi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Kamagaha-Shi, Japan
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Cho H, Huh U, Lee CW, Song S, Kim SH, Chung SW. Traumatic Peripheral Arterial Injury with Open Repair: A 10-Year Single-Institutional Analysis. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2020; 53:291-296. [PMID: 33020347 PMCID: PMC7553829 DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.19.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background We report our 10-year experience with traumatic peripheral arterial injury repair at an urban level I trauma center. Methods Between January 2007 and December 2016, 28 adult trauma patients presented with traumatic peripheral arterial injuries. Data were retrospectively collected on demographic characteristics, the mechanism of injury, the type of vascular injury, and physiological status on initial assessment. The analysis also included the Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS), Injury Severity Score, surgical procedures, and outcome variables including limb salvage, hospital stay, intensive care unit stay, and postoperative vascular complications. Results Four (14.3%) patients required amputation due to failed revascularization. MESS significantly differed between patients with blunt and penetrating trauma (8.2±2.2 vs. 5.8±1.3, respectively; p=0.005). The amputation rate was not significantly different between patients with blunt and penetrating trauma (20% vs. 0%, respectively; p=0.295). The overall mortality rate was 3.6% (1 patient). Conclusion Blunt trauma was associated with higher MESS than penetrating trauma, and amputation was more frequent. In particular, patients with blunt trauma had significantly higher MESS than patients with penetrating trauma (8.2±2.2 vs. 5.8±1.3, respectively; p=0.005), and amputation was performed when revascularization failed in cases of blunt trauma of the lower extremity. Therefore, particular care is needed in making treatment decisions for patients with peripheral arterial injuries caused by blunt trauma.
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- Hoseong Cho
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Tadayon N, Yavari N, Zarrintan S, Hosseini SM, Kalantar-Motamedi SMR. Management of traumatic subclavian artery injuries in a high-volume vascular surgery center in Iran. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res 2020; 12:145-149. [PMID: 32626556 PMCID: PMC7321003 DOI: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction: Subclavian artery injury is an uncommon vascular trauma with potential morbidity and mortality. Management of subclavian artery trauma requires open and endovascular techniques and timely and efficacious decision is mandatory. We retrospectively reviewed traumatic subclavian artery injuries in a high-volume vascular surgery center in Iran.
Methods: In a retrospective study, we assessed subclavian artery injuries during 6 years in ShohadaTajrish Medical Center. Background characteristics, type of incision, type of operation and outcome of patients were evaluated.
Results: A total of 14 patients had subclavian artery injury (mean age 29.9 ± 13.4 years, 92.9% male). Trauma was in left and right sides in eight (57.1%) and six patients (42.9%) respectively. Arteriorrhaphy, interposition and ligation of injured artery was done in 7 (50.0%), 3 (21.4%) and 4 (28.6%) patients respectively. Associated nerve injury was present in six patients (42.9%). Endovascular proximal control was obtained in six patients (42.9%) prior to vascular exposure. Time of patient referral did not have significant association with shock or type of operation (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: Although traumatic subclavian artery injuries are rare, its vascular exposures and reconstructions are of potential clinical concern. Endovascular interventions can facilitate proximal control. In addition, endovascular repair by covered stent is an alternative to open surgery.
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- Niki Tadayon
- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian Society of Vascular Surgery, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian Society of Vascular Surgery, Tehran, Iran.,Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian Society of Vascular Surgery, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian Society of Vascular Surgery, Tehran, Iran
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Kee-Sampson J, Eadie E, Matteo J, Shabandi N, Meyer T, Bashir S. Mind the gap: A novel endovascular technique to repair a transected vessel. Vascular 2020; 28:436-440. [PMID: 32089108 DOI: 10.1177/1708538120905736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Level one trauma centers experience horrific injuries on a regular basis. Blunt or penetrating trauma causing vascular injuries are treated by surgeons and interventional radiologists. When a blood vessel is completely transected, the ends of the vessel retract and vasospasm occurs as a normal survival response. When this phenomenon occurs, it is sometimes impossible to reattach the two ends of the injured vessel by surgical means and a bypass graft is often required. However, from an endovascular perspective, covered stents can serve as a vascular bypass as well. The limiting factor with an endovascular approach is the ability to successfully gain wire access across the injured vessel. The technique described in this manuscript describes a "rendezvous" method of repairing a transected axillosubclavian artery from a high-speed motorcycle accident using a steerable microcatheter. Initially, multiple failed attempts to cross the injured vessel were encountered despite using a wide variety of conventional guidewires and catheters. A steerable microcatheter was then used to safely and effectively navigate more than 15 cm through soft tissue to the opposite end of the vessel. In this critically ill patient, this technique significantly reduced the procedural time when compared to our previous experiences repairing arterial transections using traditional catheters.
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- Joanna Kee-Sampson
- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Lu S, Han P, Wen G, Wang C, Wang Y, Zhong W, Wang H, Chai Y. Establishing an Evaluation System and Limb-Salvage Protocol for Mangled Lower Extremities in China. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2019; 101:e94. [PMID: 31567809 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.18.01302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Road traffic accident-related severely injured extremities account for the majority of disabilities in young people in China. Limb-salvage concepts and techniques vary greatly from physician to physician and from district to district in China. Current severity-scoring systems for lower-extremity injuries lack sensitivity and cannot be used as the sole criterion by which amputation decisions are made. China lacks a national database of mangled lower extremities, which is a priority for both limb-salvage protocols and scoring system development.
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- Shengdi Lu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Glaser JD, Kalapatapu VR. Endovascular Therapy of Vascular Trauma—Current Options and Review of the Literature. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2019; 53:477-487. [DOI: 10.1177/1538574419844073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Objective: To review the current use of endovascular techniques in trauma. Summary Background Data: Multiple studies have demonstrated that, despite current guidelines, endovascular therapies are used in instances of arterial trauma. Methods: The existing literature concerning arterial trauma was reviewed. Studies reviewed included case reports, single-center case series, large database studies, official industry publications and instructions for use, and society guidelines. Results: Endovascular therapies are used in arterial trauma in all systems. The use of thoracic endografts in blunt thoracic aortic trauma is accepted and endorsed by society guidelines. The use of endovascular therapies in other anatomic locations is largely limited to single-center studies. Advantages potentially include less morbidity due to smaller incisions as well as shorter operating room times. Many report using endovascular therapies even with hard signs of injury. Long-term results are limited by a lack of long-term follow-up but, in general, suggest that these techniques produce acceptable outcomes. The adoption of these techniques may be limited by resource and surgeon availability. Conclusions: The use of endovascular therapies in trauma has gained acceptance despite not yet having a place in official guidelines.
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- Julia D. Glaser
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Diaz-Gutierrez I, Rana MA, Ali B, Marek JM, Langsfeld M. Hybrid Repair of Complex Left Subclavian Artery Injury with Partial Transection and Complete Thrombosis in an Unstable Patient following Blunt Trauma. Ann Vasc Surg 2016; 40:298.e11-298.e14. [PMID: 27903481 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Blunt subclavian artery injuries are rare and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Several case reports have suggested that endovascular repair is safe with short operative times and minimal blood loss. We report a case of a 20-year-old male patient involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision that resulted in partial transection of left subclavian artery with complete luminal thrombosis. Patient also had a left main-stem bronchus avulsion along with major intra-abdominal injuries and multiple spine and long bone fractures. He underwent emergent abdominal exploration due to multisystem trauma and hemodynamic instability. Following laparotomy and resuscitation, the subclavian artery injury was repaired using a hybrid technique geared at protecting the patent vertebral and axillary arteries from embolization. We used supraclavicular dissection and arterial control with endovascular stent-graft placement in retrograde fashion to repair the left subclavian artery injury. At 6-month follow-up, computed tomography scan confirmed patency of the left subclavian artery stent and there was no evidence of vertebrobasilar insufficiency or left upper extremity ischemia. In conclusion, stent-graft repair of blunt subclavian artery injuries is expedient and safe. Supraclavicular vascular dissection and control are effective in preventing distal embolization in rare cases complicated with luminal thrombosis.
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- Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez
- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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Chopra A, Modrall JG, Knowles M, Phelan HA, Valentine RJ, Chung J. Uncertain Patency of Covered Stents Placed for Traumatic Axillosubclavian Artery Injury. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 223:174-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Matsagkas M, Kouvelos G, Peroulis M, Xanthopoulos D, Bouris V, Arnaoutoglou E. Endovascular repair of blunt axillo-subclavian arterial injuries as the first line treatment. Injury 2016; 47:1051-6. [PMID: 26905594 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIM To report and analyse our results regarding the endovascular management of blunt axillo-subclavian arterial injuries as the first line treatment. METHODS During an eight-year period, seven patients (mean age 56.4±14.1 years, all males) with blunt traumatic axillo-subclavian arterial injuries were presented to the emergency department. All patients suffered also from concomitant other injuries and had a supraclavicular haematoma along with diminished or absent upper limb peripheral pulses, while computed tomography angiography set the diagnosis. RESULTS The endovascular procedure was technically successful in all patients. No procedure-related complication was encountered during the in-hospital stay, while none of the patients died. The median hospital stay was 22 days (range 12-46). During a follow-up period spanning an average of 27 months (range 6-44 months) there was one stent-graft thrombosis at 12 months in an otherwise asymptomatic patient that required no further intervention. CONCLUSION Endovascular technique seems to constitute a reliable approach for treating blunt axillo-subclavian arterial injuries in the emergent setting. Despite uncertainties in patient selection and optimal management algorithms, it seems that endovascular approach could be the first line treatment for such injuries. Accumulation of data on larger number of patients with longer follow-up is warranted to further define the value of this therapeutic modality in the trauma setting.
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- Miltiadis Matsagkas
- Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
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- Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Sladojevic M, Markovic M, Ilic N, Pejkic S, Banzic I, Djoric P, Koncar I, Tomic I, Davidovic L. Open Treatment of Blunt Injuries of Supra-Aortic Branches: Case Series. Ann Vasc Surg 2015; 31:205.e5-205.e10. [PMID: 26647209 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blunt injuries of the supra-aortic branches are rare entity, and majority of patients die before arrival at the hospital. Those who arrive alive require complex and fast procedure that requires sternotomy. We report 3 successfully managed cases. CASE REPORTS We report 3 patients with injury of supra-aortic branches. One was treated urgently due to longitudinal rupture on the posterior wall of innominate artery after car accident, and another 2 had chronic false aneurysm located at the very orifice of the right subclavian and left common carotid artery. In first and second patient bypass grafting with a hand-made, Y-shaped, 8-mm Dacron graft from the ascending aorta to the right common carotid and proximal right subclavian artery were performed, whereas in last 1 bypass grafting from the ascending aorta to the cervical part of the left common carotid artery was performed. In our facility, there were no possibilities for any endovascular treatment. CONCLUSIONS When endovascular technology is not available, open surgical repair of blunt injuries of supra-aortic vessels can be performed without complications. No matter to that, endovascular and hybrid procedures should be considered whenever possible.
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- Milos Sladojevic
- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Akyuz M, Gokalp O, Ozcem B, Ozcan S, Besir Y, Gurbuz A. Surgical management of axillosubclavian vascular injuries. Pak J Med Sci 2015; 31:552-5. [PMID: 26150842 PMCID: PMC4485269 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.313.7316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective: Complex surgical exposures to upper extremity injuries required for conventional surgery correlate with a high morbidity and mortality. We present our results with conventional surgery following injuries of the subclavian and axillary vessels. Methods: Between November 2007 and March 2012, 29 cases with subclavian-axillary vascular injury were operated. Diagnostic and treatment methods, associated organ injury, morbidity and mortality rates in these cases were respectively reviewed. Results: The causes of injuries were stab wounds in 11 cases (37.9%), gunshot wounds in 9 cases (31%), iatrogenic injuries in 5 cases (17.2%) and blunt trauma 4 cases (13.7%). Eight patients (27.5%) had isolated arterial injury while 21 patients (72.4%) had coexisting organ injury (vein, bone, soft tissue, nerve). Primary repair and usage of saphenous vein were the most common surgical methods. One patient died due to myocardial infarction. (Mortality 3.4%) Conclusions: Vascular injuries of axillosubclavian are frequently associated with neurogenic, osseous and soft tissue injuries and should have early intervention. Conventional surgery remains the choice of treatment in patients with poor status and urgency.
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- Muhammet Akyuz
- Muhammet Akyuz, MD. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Orhan Gokalp, MD. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Barcin Ozcem, MD.N Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Near East University, Lefkosa, Cyprus
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- Sedat Ozcan, MD. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 18 Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Yuksel Besir, MD. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Ali Gurbuz, MD. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Oliveira N, Alves G, Rodrigues H, Gonçalves FB, Martins J, Morais JA, Ferreira ME, Castro JA, Capitão LM. Endovascular treatment of blunt traumatic injuries of the subclavian and axillary arteries. ANGIOLOGIA E CIRURGIA VASCULAR 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ancv.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Rohlffs F, Larena-Avellaneda AA, Petersen JP, Debus ES, Kölbel T. Through-and-through wire technique for endovascular damage control in traumatic proximal axillary artery transection. Vascular 2014; 23:99-101. [PMID: 24729014 DOI: 10.1177/1708538114531259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Repair of blunt shoulder trauma with transection of the subclavian or proximal axillary artery poses a surgical challenge, especially in instable patients. Endovascular treatment for initial damage control in arterial transection has evolved as a promising technique to improve outcome, but technical success can be limited in cases of complete transection as the lesion cannot be passed by a guidewire. This report describes an endovascular approach using a through-and-through brachial-femoral wire to control complete traumatic transection of the proximal axillary artery in a hemodynamically unstable patient. Endovascular therapy is used as a bridging method for open surgical repair three days later under optimized conditions with an interdisciplinary team. The brachial-femoral guidewire technique helps to overcome limitations in endovascular therapy in patients with blunt traumatic transection of thoracic outlet arteries.
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- Fiona Rohlffs
- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Zhang Q, Wang S, Tang C, Chen W, Zhang Y, Chen L. Axillary artery lesions from humeral neck fracture: A study in relation to repair. Exp Ther Med 2012; 5:328-332. [PMID: 23251293 PMCID: PMC3524089 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Whether axillary artery injuries associated with proximal humeral fractures must be repaired is uncertain. The present study reports three cases treated with various approaches. In case 1, the left humeral surgical neck was broken, the radial pulse disappeared and the arm temperature was significantly reduced. Computerized tomography angiography (CTA) revealed a 3-cm filling deficiency in the axillary artery. The injured artery was reconstructed with a segment of the greater saphenous vein after the fracture was reduced and fixed with a plate. In case 2, the axillary artery was compressed by the broken humeral segment, which caused the right hand to become cool. The fracture was fixed but the axillary artery embolism was not treated. In case 3, the humeral neck was broken with injury to the brachial plexus, although the patient’s hand remained warm. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) revealed that the axillary artery was injured badly but there was extensive collateral circulation. The proximal humeral fracture was reduced and fixed without artery reconstruction. The three cases all resulted in a good outcome with the bone healed and limb alive. No ischemic necrosis occurred. However, the neurapraxia did not dissappear completely. Axillary artery injury resulting from humeral neck fracture is a rare but disabling traumatic event. Early diagnosis based on signs of acute ischemia of the arm enables early treatment and a favourable outcome. An angiogram is the best way to diagnose the artery injury and evaluate the condition of the collateral circulation. The injured artery in a cold arm should be repaired, while in a warm arm reconstruction is unnecessary due to rich collateral circulation.
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Assenza M, Centonze L, Valesini L, Campana G, Corona M, Modini C. Traumatic subclavian arterial rupture: a case report and review of literature. World J Emerg Surg 2012; 7:18. [PMID: 22710070 PMCID: PMC3447637 DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-7-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Subclavian artery injuries represent an uncommon complication of blunt chest trauma, this structure being protected by subclavius muscle, the clavicle, the first rib, and the deep cervical fascia as well as the costo-coracoid ligament, a clavi-coraco-axillary fascia portion. Subclavian artery injury appears early after trauma, and arterial rupture may cause life-treatening haemorrages, pseudo-aneurysm formation and compression of brachial plexus. These clinical eveniences must be carefully worked out by accurate physical examination of the upper limb: skin color, temperature, sensation as well as radial pulse and hand motility represent the key points of physical examination in this setting. The presence of large hematomas and pulsatile palpable mass in supraclavicular region should raise the suspicion of serious vascular injury. Since the first reports of endovascular treatment for traumatic vascular injuries in the 90’s, an increasing number of vascular lesions have been treated this way. We report a case of traumatic subclavian arterial rupture after blunt chest trauma due to a 4 meters fall, treated by endovascular stent grafting, providing a complete review of the past twenty years’ literature.
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- Marco Assenza
- Emergency Department, Division of Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Policlinico "Umberto I", Rome, Italy.
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Repair of Blunt Thoracic Outlet Arterial Injuries: An Evolution From Open to Endovascular Approach. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 71:E114-21. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31822cf359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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