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| Year : 2012 |
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Severe upper extremity polyneuropathy due to inferior brachial plexus compression as a result of left subclavian artery pseudoaneurism
George Kosmadakis1, Paris Pappas2, Athina Gobou1, Despoina Smirloglou1, Spiridon Michail1
1 Department of Nephrology, "Gregorios Vosnides", Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
2 Department of Radiology, "Gregorios Vosnides", Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Correspondence Address:
George Kosmadakis
Department of Nephrology, "Gregorios Vosnides, Laiko General Hospital, Athens
Greece
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DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.100941 
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In the present report, we describe the case of a 76-year-old hemodialysis patient who was admitted with clinical features of neurological thoracic exit syndrome due to subclavian artery pseudoaneurism following the insertion of a dual lumen vascular internal jugular catheter (vascath) with excellent outcome after endo-arterial stent placement. |
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