Clavicle fractures are common; however, complications are unusual. Two such complications, subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm and brachial plexopathy, are rare events that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with shoulder swelling and right arm weakness for 1 week. Three weeks before, he had fallen and fractured his right clavicle. ...

The subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by a subclavian artery stenosis located proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery. In this case, the subclavian artery steals reverse-flow blood from the vertebrobasilar artery circulation to supply the arm during exertion, resulting in vertebrobasilar insufficiency. As the vertebrobasilar arterial system feeds both the peripheral and central ...

BACKGROUND In recent years there has been an increase in endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. In cases of insufficient neck length, occlusion of left subclavian artery achieves proper sealing and is usually well tolerated. Selected cases require revascularization of the left subclavian artery, including patients after coronary bypass surgery (left internal mammary to left anterior ...

Figure 2: (A, anterior view) Volume-rendering reconstruction from computed tomography scan revealed that the following branches were arising from the abnormal aortic arch: left common carotid artery, right common carotid artery, right subclavian artery and left subclavian artery. The left common carotid artery contributed to the partial vascular ring; however, there were no symptoms of trachea-...

Report of a surgical treatment for vascular ring (right aortic arch and the anomalous origin of the left subclavian artery) related to Kommerell diverticulum with resection of the ligamentum arteriosum (ductus arteriosus), suture of the Kommerell diverticulum, and reimplantation of left subclavian artery in the ipsilateral carotid artery through left thoracotomy in a 13-year-old female.

Methods We performed 11 carotico-subclavian bypass operations between August 2009-January 2013 at our department. 8 patients were operated for subclavian steal syndrome with subclavian artery occlusion and 3 patients were operated before TEVAR for aortic dissection/aneursym necessiating left subclavian artery coverage. 9 male (81.81%) and 2 female (18.18%) patient with the age between 55-73 (me...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to introduce the phenomenon that stenosis or occlusion occurs less frequently in the innominate artery than in the right subclavian and common carotid arteries, which are not first-order branches of the aorta, in Takayasu arteritis (TA). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and image findings of all patients who were diagnosed...

Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome represents a reversal of blood flow in left internal mammary artery. The most common cause of the syndrome is atherosclerotic disease in the ipsilateral, proximal subclavian artery. We present a case of 72 years old male, who developed severe anginal and neurological complaints three years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery(CABG).

The treatment for subclavian artery stenosis includes the more common endovascular therapy rather than surgical intervention in symptomatic patients. We present a case of a 79-year-old man with coronary artery bypass graft where subclavian artery stenosis was found incidentally. In this asymptomatic case, we have merged clinical and multiple imaging modalities to secure the diagnosis and treatm...

AIM The left internal mammary artery is the graft of choice for coronary artery bypass surgery. The necessity for preoperative internal mammary artery angiography is still controversial. We designed a prospective left internal mammary angiography for evaluating the risk of stenosis in the left internal mammary and subclavian artery, and the risk and the necessity for pre-operative internal mamm...