Endovascular Repair of Axillary Artery Transection with a Stent Graft following Blunt Trauma

Abstract

Transection injuries of the axillary artery are rare and typically involve surgical repair. This case describes an emergent endovascular treatment option, using a stent graft, in a patient that was deemed as high risk for open surgery.

Axillary Artery Transection and Brachial Plexus Injury After Open Inferior Glenohumeral Dislocation

“…If there was no defect and arterial flow was present, primary anastomosis or endovascular stent repair could be performed 12 . Endovascular repair and anastomosis could not be performed in our case because there was a segmental loss, and the long-term viability of endovascular stents in the axillary artery was unknown 13 . Therefore, axillary artery was repaired with a 3.5-centimeter right femoral vein autograft (Fig.…”