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ArticleRadiology case reports2020

Doppler ultrasound diagnosis of brachial artery injury due to blunt trauma: A Case Report.

Ismail Gedı Ibrahim, Mehmet Tahtabasi

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ismail Gedı IbrahimDepartment of Radiology, Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Education and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Mehmet TahtabasiDepartment of Radiology, Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Education and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The brachial artery is the most common injured vessel in the upper extremity. Although vascular injury following blunt trauma is rare, it is a condition to be considered because it can easily be overlooked unless the clinician has a high suspicion. In this paper, we present a blunt trauma case with brachial arterial injury, upper extremity ischemia, and the need for urgent management to salvage the limb. A 28-year-old male had a right arm swelling, pain, and paleness accompanied by a weak pulse in the right radial artery and right-hand numbness. Following resuscitation, preoperative Doppler ultrasound revealed to the brachial artery injury. The right brachial artery had an occlusion with a thrombus. In spectral Doppler analysis, there were demonstrated parvus et tardus waveform in the distal arteries. Doppler ultrasound provided crucial information to make an accurate and rapid management decision.

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Blunt traumaBrachial artery injuryColor Doppler

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PMID32566065
PMCPMC7299904
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