Subclavian artery reconstruction with femoral vein for ballistic injury in a 3-year-old boy

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 101349
• Main Authors: Scambler, Winston, Goyal, Simar, West, Jr, Charles A, Crawford, John L, Deitch, Jonathan S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Pediatric vascular trauma; Penetrating vascular injuries; Subclavian artery injury; Subclavian artery injury; Penetrating vascular injuries; Pediatric vascular trauma

Few descriptions of using the femoral vein as an arterial replacement exist in the pediatric surgical literature. A 3-year-old child sustained a gunshot wound to the right subclavian artery, which resulted in ischemia to the upper extremity. The left femoral vein was harvested and used to reconstruc...