Does endovascular repair of post-traumatic thoracic vascular injury of the subclavian/axillary arteries followed by brachial plexus injury improve outcome?

Traumatic injuries to the axillary artery or subclavian artery along with a brachial plexus injury are infrequent. Although the traditional management has been conservative because of robust collaterals, the functional improvement of the limb depends on the degree of brachial plexus injury and on the revascularization status. We report three cases of endovascular repair post-traumatic axillo-subclavian artery injuries followed by brachial plexus injury with good functional outcomes.

Basilic vein haemangioma: an unusual differential diagnosis for cubital fossa mass.

Subcutaneous masses along the cubital fossa can be a diagnostic dilemma. Most patients are asymptomatic and usually present for a cosmetic reason. Diagnosis can be confirmed by radiological findings and histopathology.

An unusual etiology of a subclavian artery aneurysm.

A 22-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of a pulsatile swelling in the right supraclavicular region. A CT angiogram revealed an aneurysm arising from the distal right subclavian artery. At surgery, the subclavian artery was almost entirely replaced by a well-vascularized tumor mass.