Endovascular stented graft repair of a pseudoaneurysm of the subclavian artery caused by percutaneous internal jugular vein cannulation: case report.

Abstract

In high-risk patients endovascular repair of a pseudoaneurysm with a stented graft is a safe and reasonable treatment option that can preclude significant morbidity and shorten hospital stay. We report a case of pseudoaneurysm of the subclavian artery after internal jugular vein cannulation that was treated successfully with an endovascularly inserted, stented graft. The case report highlights the importance of recognizing this unusual but serious complication of percutaneous internal jugular vein catheterization through careful clinical examination, prompt duplex scanning, and arteriography.

• Authors: S M Pastores, M L Marin, F J Veith, C W Bakal, V Kvetan
• Journal: American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (Am J Crit Care) Vol. 4 Issue 6 Pg. 472-5 (Nov 1995) ISSN: 1062-3264 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8556089 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aneurysm, False (diagnostic imaging, etiology, therapy)
• Angiography
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis
• Catheterization
• Catheterization, Central Venous (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Jugular Veins
• Stents
• Subclavian Artery (diagnostic imaging, injuries)
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex