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Int J Angiol 2000; 9(1): 31-33
DOI: 10.1007/BF01616327
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Crutch-induced axillobrachial artery stenosis: Management with vascular stent

Ismail Oran, Mustafa Parildar, Ahmet Memis
  • Ege University Medical School, Department of Radiology, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey
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24 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

This paper describes a patient with clinical and angiographic evidence of axillobrachial artery stenosis, secondary to the misuse of axillary crutch. Although crutch-induced axillobrachial artery injuries have long been described, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in such cases has recently been introduced into the literature, and vascular stent treatment as in our patient has not previously been reported.