Traumatic partial avulsion of a single right subclavian artery from the aortic arch and definitive repair.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Blunt injury to the right subclavian artery is a rare complication of severe deceleration trauma often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe an atypical presentation in a patient who sustained a traumatic avulsion of his right subclavian artery arising off the aortic arch. An interposition graft was used to restore the continuity of the artery to the ascending thoracic aorta.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Subclavian Artery
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating