Gunshot injuries are a rare cause of vascular injury in the pediatric age group, mostly occurring accidentally. They very serious and could even be life- or limb-threatening, with slow- velocity bullets. Here, we report two cases induced by different types weapons. The first case was four-year-old boy who presented left axillary artery caused gunshot bullet. diagnosis made computerized tomograp...

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the axillary artery is a rare sequel of shoulder injury. We report here a unique phenomenon of delayed presentation axillary pseudoaneurysm some time after an initial blunt injury, with no evidence of gross bony injury. The gentleman presented again some weeks later after a failure of rehabilitation and progressive neurological deficit in the affected arm. Ultimate m...

We report 2 cases of axillary artery injury secondary to low-energy proximal humeral fractures. In case 1, early diagnosis based on signs of acute ischaemia of the arm enabled early treatment and a favourable outcome. In case 2, there were no signs of ischaemia or neurological deficit, resulting in delayed diagnosis and increased severity of the injury. The patient developed a false aneurysm an...

Injury of the axillary artery is a life threatening condition. Seventy-five percent of the patients die before being deported to the hospital.1 Out of the rest, 82% are deported to the hospital within 24 hours, and others between 24 and 48 hours or more.1 The injury requires immediate, on-place treatment (compression) and many patients (38%) require prompt explorative surgery.1 In reports, some...

The superficial brachial artery (SBA), a branch of the axillary artery, is one of the most common arterial variations in this area. While it is more vulnerable to accidental arterial injection or injury, it could be useful for the nourishment of a medial arm skin free flap. To analyze the relationship between the SBA of axillary origin and segmental variation of the axillary artery, we dissecte...

Pseudoaneurysm formation caused by iatrogenic arterial injury during a regional anesthetic block is a rare complication. We report a case of a 56-year-old male patient who developed an axillary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by brachial plexus block performed for an upper extremity dialysis access operation. Successful repair of this pseudoaneurysm was achieved with endovascular stent graft exclu...

Traumatic injuries to the subclavian-axillary artery, although uncommon, are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates if not managed promptly. The emergence of endovascular techniques offers an alternative to the surgical management of these injuries. We herein present 4 cases of traumatic subclavian-axillary artery injury with limb ischemia successfully managed via the endovascular a...

Fracture of the proximal humerus associated with vascular injury has rarely been reported in children, and only two cases have been reported in the literature. In adults this combination has been reported more frequently. We present the case of a 14 year old boy with proximal humeral epiphyseal separation and axillary artery injury.

The subclavian artery leaves the thoracic cage at the outer margin of the first rib, where it becomes the axillary artery. Rupture and hemorrhage of the subclavian artery may result in ischemia and necrosis of the upper limb, brachial plexus injury, and even hemorrhagic shock or mortality. A patient with an injury to the proximal segment of the axillary artery underwent emergency repair using a...