title: Percutaneous closure of a subclavian artery injury after inadvertent catheterization.
abstract: Life-threatening complications of subclavian central venous access are rare. Herein a case of inadvertent subclavian artery catheterization and subsequent percutaneous arterial repair with use of the Prostar XL suture-mediated closure device and temporary balloon tamponade is reported. This approach obviated a complex surgical intervention that would have required medial clavicle resection.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 325, Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA. mwallace@di.mdacc.tmc.edu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahrar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery