Total Endovascular Repair of Post-Trauma Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm and Secondary Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Clavicular fracture or sternoclavicular luxation is observed in 10% of all polytrauma patients and is frequently associated with concomitant intrathoracic life-threatening injuries. Posterior sternoclavicular luxation is well known to induce underlying great vessels damage. The gold standard treatment usually is a combined orthopedic and cardiovascular surgical procedure associating vascular repair, clavicular open reduction, and internal fixation.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: S ébastien Colombier, Grégoire Girod, Lars Niclauss, Daniel Danzer, Eric Eeckhout, Salah Dine Qanadli, Dominique Delay Tags: Case Report Source Type: research