Compressive injury of the brachial plexus after axillary arteriography and its further consequences.
A patient suffering from a brachial plexus injury after axillary arteriography is discussed. In the pertinent literature, local complications such as hematomas or pseudoaneurysms have been reported. Herein, rendering this patient, we introduce a new type of a delayed complication after the angiography-compressive injury of the brachial plexus.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Levent
L
Ozçakar
Fitnat
F
Dinçer
Ayce
A
Atalay
Bayram
B
Kaymak
Ali Emre
AE
Aksu
Mustafu
M
Akyürek
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001366:Axillary Artery; D001916:Brachial Artery; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical