Traumatic axillary artery dissection with radial artery embolism.
This report describes a case of pathologically proven traumatic arterial dissection, presenting as complete occlusion of the axillary artery with radial artery embolism. Occlusion of the axillary artery by traumatic dissection mimicked transection and radial artery embolism mimicked congenital absence of the radial artery on the initial angiogram, but these were correctly diagnosed with the following sonogram.
Chung
Hwan-Hoon
HH
Department of Radiology, Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Gojan Dong 516, Ansan City, Kyonggido, 425-707, South Korea.
Cha
Sang Hoon
SH
Cho
Sung Bum
SB
Kim
Jung Hyuck
JH
Lee
Seung Hwa
SH
Shin
Jae Seung
JS
Park
Sang Woo
SW
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000792:Angiography; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color