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Successful Interventional Management for Subclavian Artery Injury Secondary to Internal Jugular Catheterization: A Report of Two Cases

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Central venous cannulation through the right internal jugular vein is a widely used technique, and complications due to this procedure are very rare. We report two cases of right massive hemothorax due to inadvertent puncture of a right subclavian artery. Digital subtraction angiography demonstrated a perforated subclavian artery in both cases. These were successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolization for the bleeding points of the right subclavian arteries.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-0014, Japan

    Hiroyuki Tokue & Hideo Morita

  2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

    Yoshito Tsushima & Keigo Endo

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Tokue, H., Tsushima, Y., Morita, H. et al. Successful Interventional Management for Subclavian Artery Injury Secondary to Internal Jugular Catheterization: A Report of Two Cases. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32, 1268–1271 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-008-9497-z

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