Prolonged success with a covered endovascular stent after emergent use in radiation-induced subclavian artery blowout: A case report

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-191

  Ewings, Ember L ^a   Wittgen, Catherine M ^b   Paletta, Christian E ^a,c,d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Section of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^c St Mary's Health Center   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovascular stent; Radiation complications; Sentinel bleed; Subclavian artery blowout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION INJURY; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLAVICLE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMORRHAGE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; STENTS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 42249083044     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574407309318     Document Type: Article

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