Abstract

RODRIGUES, Roger; MOURA, Diogo; AGOSTINHO, Alfredo G.  and  FONSECA, Manuel. Endovascular treatment of an axillary arterial injury following a traumatic shoulder dislocation: case report. Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.4, pp.330-333.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 1646-706X.  https://doi.org/10.48750/acv.459.

Axillary artery injury after a shoulder dislocation is an extremely rare condition. Open surgery is the classical treatment of such lesions, consisting of direct suture at the site of the rupture or arterial reconstruction with a patch or a bypass. We report the case of a 74-years-old man who suffered a vascular and neurological injury after a recurrent glenohumeral joint dislocation and was treated with a covered stent.

Keywords : Shoulder dislocation; Axillary artery; Endovascular treatment; Vascular trauma.

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