title: [Traumatic false aneurysm of the subclavian artery].
abstract: Injuries of the subclavian artery are rare; still rarer are aneurysms of the subclavian artery due to blunt or penetrating trauma. Diagnosis can be performed by careful clinical investigation. To identify precisely the nature and site of the injury, angiography and CT are necessary. Rarely associated injuries, such as arteriovenous fistulas, can be recognized by means of these diagnostic tools. This will be of value for planning the surgical approach, which varies with the anatomical site of the injury and the kind of accompanying damage. Subclavian aneurysms should be treated surgically, because embolic or thrombotic complications may threaten the extremity and the brain.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Chirurgie, Stadtkrankenhaus Hanau.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thies
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volesky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Das traumatische Aneurysma spurium der Arteria subclavia.