Traumatic Lesion of the Brachial Artery in a Pediatric Patient: Treatment With Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold

Francesca Tomei; Raffaella Berchiolli; Rosa Cervelli; Irene Bargellini; Daniele Adami; Roberto Cioni; Michele Marconi; Mauro Ferrari

doi:10.1177/1179547619857074

Traumatic Lesion of the Brachial Artery in a Pediatric Patient: Treatment With Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2019 Jul 4:12:1179547619857074. doi: 10.1177/1179547619857074. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Francesca Tomei¹, Raffaella Berchiolli¹, Rosa Cervelli², Irene Bargellini², Daniele Adami¹, Roberto Cioni², Michele Marconi¹, Mauro Ferrari¹

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
² Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.

Abstract

Purpose: Neurovascular injuries and hand ischemia can occur in up to 20% of cases of supracondylar fractures of the humerus (SCH) in children, and their management is still controversial.

Case report: We report a case of a brachial artery acute occlusion related to a SCH fracture in a child, successfully treated by endovascular implantation of a bioresorbable vascular scaffold.

Conclusions: Bioresorbable vascular stent represents an alternative solution in treatment of traumatic children vascular lesions.

Keywords: arteries; child; humeral fractures; ischemia; stents.

Publication types

Case Reports