Endovascular Management of a Combined Subclavian and Vertebral Artery Injury in an Unstable Polytrauma Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma

Andreas H. Mahnken¹  Christian David Weber²  Frank Hildebrand²  Philipp Kobbe²  Christian Herren²  Hans-Christoph Pape² 

[1] Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany;RWTH Aachen University

关键词: Subclavian Artery;    Vertebral Artery;    Vascular injuries;    Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI);    Artery repair/stenting;   

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学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

While blunt trauma of the head and neck are a common pattern of injury, significant problems related to the prompt diagnosis and optimal management of traumatic artery injuries have been reported in the literature. While patients with major artery injuries might develop hemorrhagic shock very rapidly, patients with blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) can present asymptomatic, but complications like basilar territory infarction, cortical blindness and death may occur. We report the life- and limb-saving management in a 57-year-old hemodynamically unstable trauma patient. The individual developed hemorrhagic shock, and other major complications, including cortical blindness, related to a posterior circulation stroke. Full recovery was achieved by immediate endovascular prosthesis for subclavian artery (SA) rupture and stenting of a traumatic vertebral artery occlusion. Endovascular and alternative treatment options are discussed and the management of subsequent sequelae associated with aggressive anticoagulation in trauma patients is reviewed, including intracranial, abdominal and other sites of secondary hemorrhage.

【 授权许可】

CC BY