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Muddasir Ashraf1, Irina Goncharova1, M Fuad Jan1
1Aurora Cardiovascular and Thoracic Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Advocate Aurora Health; and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI.
Abstract:
We describe a 74-year-old male with delayed onset of acute left upper extremity ischemia after blunt chest trauma with left clavicular fracture, resulting in left subclavian artery injury, including pseudoaneurysm formation, intramural hematoma, thrombosis, and distal embolization to the brachial artery. The patient presented with left upper extremity pain, forearm and hand numbness, and digital cyanosis. The patient was treated with a hybrid approach, consisting of transfemoral percutaneous deployment of a covered stent in the left subclavian artery and concomitant surgical thrombectomy of the left brachial artery, resulting in excellent recovery and resolution of symptoms.
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