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A case of iatrogenic subclavian artery injury successfully treated with endovascular procedures

Takuji Yamagami1, Rika Yoshimatsu, Osamu Tanaka

  • 1Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

Annals of Vascular Diseases
|April 5, 2013
PubMed

We report a case of a life-threatening massive hemothorax caused by iatrogenic injury of the right subclavian artery. The patient was successfully treated with placement of a covered stent. During the procedure, occlusion balloon catheters rapidly controlled the massive bleeding.

Keywords:
hemorrhageminimally invasive therapysubclavian artery injury

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