Subclavian artery laceration due to migration of a Hagie pin

Sethi, G.K.; Scott, S.M.

Surgery 80(5): 644-646

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6060
PMID: 790622
Document Number: 106802
Injuries to subclavian artery are infrequent and usually occur due to gunshot or stab wounds and occasionally by blunt trauma to the chest. An early diagnosis and control of hemorrhage is essential to prevent death which may occur due to exsanguinating hemorrhage. A case of injury to the subclavian artery due to migration of a Hagie pin, which was used to treat the acromioclavicular separation, is reported. The patient's subclavian artery was ligated initially, which produced an ischemic and functionless upper extremity. Revascularization of the arm was successfully accomplished by an axilloaxillary bypass grafting procedure. This simple procedure is advocated in situations requiring ligation of the subclavian artery following trauma, when direct reconstruction is not feasible.

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