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José Júlio Bechir Maués1, Heather Lynn Hauter1.
Abstract
A 47-year-old male police officer presented at an outpatients consulting room complaining of exertional dyspnea and swelling and pain in the right arm. He had suffered a perforating gunshot wound of the right infraclavicular region 7 months previously. A chest tomography showed considerable dilatation of the subclavian and cervical veins and veins of the right upper limb, with no clear point of arteriovenous communication. His symptoms exacerbated and he was admitted to hospital before the date scheduled for treatment. He underwent endovascular treatment with an 8x100 mm Fluency covered stent that was placed in the right subclavian artery using the through-and-through technique. Control angiography showed that the fistulous defect had been completely sealed. There was significant relief of the symptoms on the first day after the operation. Traumatic lesions of the subclavian artery are rare, but can be associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Penetrating trauma is the main cause and arteriovenous fistulas should be ruled out when evaluating penetrating injuries in vascular territories.Entities:
Keywords: arteriovenous fistula; endovascular procedures; vascular system injuries; wounds and injuries
Year: 2018 PMID: 30643512 PMCID: PMC6326127 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.010317
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vasc Bras ISSN: 1677-5449
Figure 1Arteriography prior to placement of the covered stent.
Figure 2Placement of the covered stent.
Figure 3Postoperative angiotomography.
Figura 1Arteriografia pré-implante de stent revestido.
Figura 2Implante de stent revestido.
Figura 3ANGIOGRAFIA pos operatoria.