Endovascular Repair with a Peripheral Vascular Stent Graft for Subclavian and Other Thoracic Arterial Injury

Abstract

Subclavian arterial injury is a rare condition. However, emergency treatment is required in patients who present with bleeding or upper limb ischemic symptoms due to thrombotic ob-struction. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. In recent years, endo-vascular treatment has been used for the management of vascular injury because it is less in-vasive than surgery. Currently, the use of stent grafts is the only endovascular treatment option when the injured area should be managed while maintaining blood flow. Herein, we introduce the diagnosis of and treatment plan and method for this condition to safely utilize a stent graft for the subclavian and peripheral thoracic arteries.