Endovascular management of axillary artery trauma.
A 17-year-old man was seen with an expanding false aneurysm of the right axillary artery. This was treated by an intraluminal covered-stent introduced through the brachial artery via an 11F sheath. The covered-stent was constructed from a segment of great saphenous vein anchored in the axillary artery by a 29 mm Palmaz stent. Postoperative arteriography and duplex scanning confirmed normal flow through the axillary artery with complete exclusion of the aneurysm. Postoperative recovery was uneventful.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Tours, France.
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R
Martinez
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P
Lermusiaux
L
L
Podeur
F
F
Bleuet
D
D
Delerue
L
L
Castellani
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001365:Axilla; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles