Aktuelle Traumatologie
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Injuries of the subclavian artery are rare; still rarer are aneurysms of the subclavian artery due to blunt or penetrating trauma. Diagnosis can be performed by careful clinical investigation. ⋯ This will be of value for planning the surgical approach, which varies with the anatomical site of the injury and the kind of accompanying damage. Subclavian aneurysms should be treated surgically, because embolic or thrombotic complications may threaten the extremity and the brain.