Tracheal stenosis caused by false aneurysm of the right subclavian artery.
The development of tracheal stenosis following insertion of a central venous catheter is a rare complication of this procedure. We present the case of an 81-year-old woman, who suffered acute onset of dyspnea, stridor and dysphagia 4 weeks after coronary artery bypass surgery. Investigations revealed a false aneurysm of the right subclavian artery, compressing the trachea and the oesophagus. The iatrogenic lesion was caused by the insertion of a central venous catheter via the right subclavian route. By the time symptoms developed the catheter had already been removed.
Hohls
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Freiburg University Hospital, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. docmaho@gmx.de
Ghanem
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N
Wilhelm
M
M
Stoelben
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E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*