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Brachial Artery Catheterization in Swine
Published on: March 30, 2019
[Arterial complications caused by using an axillary crutch]
K Tiesenhausen1, W Amann, G Koch
1Klinische Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Graz.
Background:
Of all upper extremity emboli, up to twenty percent arise from an arterial, not a cardiac source.
Method:
We report about a patient with recurrent embolism, caused by an axillary crutch-induced aneurysm of the axillary artery.
Result:
After revascularisation by embolectomy and axillo-brachial vein graft bypass, the patient was free of symptoms.
Conclusion:
Angiography and duplex scanning were necessary for the correct diagnosis.
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