Open AccessSevere upper extremity polyneuropathy due to inferior brachial plexus compression as a result of left subclavian artery pseudoaneurism
Author(s) -
George Kosmadakis,
Paris Pappas,
Athina Gobou,
Despoina Smirloglou,
S Michail
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.100941
Subject(s) - medicine , subclavian artery , pseudoaneurysm , brachial plexus , left subclavian artery , surgery , brachial artery , lumen (anatomy) , hemodialysis , axillary artery , thoracic outlet syndrome , radiology , stent , aneurysm , aorta , aortic arch , blood pressure
In the present report, we describe the case of a 76-year-old hemodialysis patient who was admitted with clinical features of neurological thoracic exit syndrome due to subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm following the insertion of a dual lumen vascular internal jugular catheter (vascath) with excellent outcome after endo-arterial stent placement.