title: Endovascular treatment of axillosubclavian arterial transection in patients with blunt traumatic injury.
abstract: Axillosubclavian arterial transection due to blunt traumatic injury poses a treatment challenge in the multiply injured patient. Endovascular repair can be technically successful if the injury is focal. We describe an endovascular technique utilizing combined brachial and femoral access to create a through-and-through brachial-femoral wire and repair the arterial injury with a covered stent.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, 325 9th Ave, Box 359796, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
authors.forename: Sherene
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalhub
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Starnes
authors.forename: Nam T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Tran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001916:Brachial Artery; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult