Successful thoracoscopic management of iatrogenic left subclavian arterial injury: a case report.

ABSTRACT: The subclavian artery at the thoracic outlet is in the deepest position of the thoracic cavity and is difficult to repair in this narrow space once injured, even if the surgery is converted to a thoracotomy. This article presents a successful left subclavian artery repair procedure at the thoracic outlet using a thoracoscopic approach, with a video demonstration, and describes its technical characteristics. The patient was planned for a left upper lobectomy through three-port thoracoscopic approach. Severe adhesions were found intraoperatively and an accidental left subclavian arterial injury occurred when dissecting the adhesions. We first clamped the proximal portion of the subclavian artery and then directly clamped the rupture site. Our first suture failed due to the limited suture ang

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8828525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature