title: Endovascular repair of inadvertent subclavian artery perforation during cannulation for dialysis access: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Central venous catheterization is a routine vascular-access procedure; however, it may be associated with life-threatening complications such as arterial puncture, leading to arterial occlusion, embolism, pseudoaneurysm formation, vessel laceration or dissection, haemopneumothorax or massive haemorrhage. We report a case of an accidental subclavian artery perforation with a wide dialysis catheter. A Jostent endovascular covered stent was deployed to seal the deficit. The specific device can easily conform to the anatomical configuration of most peripheral vessels, constituting a good alternative to open repair in cases of accidental vessel puncture.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Melas
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saratzis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saratzis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiskinis