| Literature DB >> 29518518 |
Philippe Tresson1, Fabrizia Ballabio2, Gilles Manceau2, Nicolas Adam2, James Lawton2, Jean-Michel Davaine2, Fabien Koskas2.
Abstract
Pseudoaneurysm due to a swallowed fishbone rarely involves subclavian arteries. A 46-year-old male with nonaberrant right subclavian artery (RSA) presented pseudoaneurysm and brachial plexus septic necrosis. Open surgery with sternotomy and right transverse supraclavicular cervicotomy was done in emergency to achieve revascularization using in situ cryopreserved arterial allograft. Infection severity led to septic allograft rupture that necessitated ligation without new arterial reconstruction. During follow-up, patient remained alive 8 months after surgery. Neurological deficit slowly regressed, and no upper arm ischemic sign appeared.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29518518 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.01.089
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Vasc Surg ISSN: 0890-5096 Impact factor: 1.466