title: Cervical rib causing thrombosis of subclavian artery.
abstract: We describe here an unusual case of thrombosis of left subclavian artery in a patient with cervical rib. The patient presented with features of ischaemia of left upper limb. X-ray chest revealed bilateral cervical ribs, longer on the left side. Color Doppler studies showed echogenic thrombus within the left subclavian artery. Angiography revealed complete occlusion of left subclavian artery. Embolectomy was done. She was planned for excision of rib.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Nepalguni Medical College Teaching Hospital, Banke, Nepal. prakashshrm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rasheed
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gurung
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chataut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002573:Cervical Rib Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography