Endovascular Treatment of Blunt Traumatic Injury to the Brachial Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Blunt traumatic injury to the subclavian, axillary or brachial artery is uncommon and could have devastating consequences. Historically open repair is performed however reports of successful endovascular treatments are increasing. A case is described of a seventy one-year-old patient with a blunt injury to his right arm after being crushed in a closing hydraulic door of a truck.
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