Novel endovascular techniques for repair of traumatic bilateral axillary artery disruption with long-term follow-up.
We describe a case of innovative endovascular techniques to repair traumatic bilateral axillary artery disruption. A 36-year-old male construction worker fell eight stories from a scaffold and sustained bilateral axillary artery injuries. The injuries between the brachial and axillary arteries were bridged using long bare self-expanding stents (Zilver). To the best of our knowledge, this is a novel case report from a level-one trauma center where endovascular techniques were employed to repair bilateral axillary arteries with long-term follow-up.
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Medical College, Bronx, NY, USA. Rchander08820@yahoo.com
Rajiv K
RK
Chander
Ross T
RT
Lyon
Andrea E
AE
Romano
Soula
S
Priovolos
Jayne
J
Lieb
Carlos
C
Pelaez
James E
JE
Barone
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*