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Hans-Peter Dinkel1, Friedrich S Eckstein, Jürgen Triller
1Department of Radiology, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Switzerland. hans-peter.dinkel@insel.ch
Purpose:
To report the successful endovascular repair of an acute axillary artery hemorrhage.
Case Report:
An 87-year-old woman with Charcot-Marie-Tooth ataxia presented with an enormous shoulder hematoma and clinical signs of exsanguination after a fall. Angiography demonstrated complete avulsion of the right subscapular artery from the axillary artery, and active bleeding into a hematoma of at least 1500 mL. Endovascular repair with a balloon-mounted covered stent-graft was performed percutaneously, which controlled the bleeding and averted surgery. The patient recovered uneventfully and was without signs of recurrent bleeding or ischemia on the 6-month ultrasound examination; she reports no symptoms referable to her upper extremity after 14 months.
Conclusions:
Endovascular repair with stent-grafts is effective in controlling arterial bleeding from supra-aortic vessels even under emergency conditions.
