Innominate artery post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm presenting with Horner’s syndrome

Abstract Isolated innominate artery trauma after blunt thoracic contusion is rare and occurs mostly at its origin. We report a case of a post-traumatic distal innominate artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with Horner’s syndrome treated by conventional surgical approach. Innominate artery (IA) trauma a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2021-10, Vol.33 (5), p.829-831
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira, Vânia Constâncio, Coutinho, Gonçalo, Fonseca, Manuel, Antunes, Luis F
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Isolated innominate artery trauma after blunt thoracic contusion is rare and occurs mostly at its origin. We report a case of a post-traumatic distal innominate artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with Horner’s syndrome treated by conventional surgical approach. Innominate artery (IA) trauma after blunt thoracic contusion is rare and associated with high mortality rate due to exsanguination.
ISSN:1569-9285
1569-9293
1569-9285
DOI:10.1093/icvts/ivab156