Abstract

VALDES CANTERO, José Luis et al. Carotid-subclavian bypass with saphenous vein as a choice in treating occlusion of the left subclavian artery. Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2015, vol.16, n.2, pp.216-222. ISSN 1682-0037.

The occlusion of the left subclavian artery is an uncommon situation and mostly asymptomatic. The presence of symptoms and possible complications indicate the surgical treatment. The carotid-subclavian bypass is the classical surgical technique, due to its low morbidity and mortality rates, and long term permeability indexes. The objective of this paper was to present an alternative procedure for surgical treatment of this type of occlusion, that is, the carotid-subclavian bypass with internal saphenous vein graft. Here is a 56 year-old female , heavy smoker patient who went to the heart and vascular surgery of “Ernesto Guevara” cardiological center in Villa Clara province on December 2014. She presented with frequent pain in the left upper limb that restricted her daily physical activity; the diagnosis was occlusion of the first portion of the left subclavian artery. The patient underwent left carotid-subclavian bypass surgery using a greater saphenous vein graft that eliminated the clinical picture. The patient recovered satisfactorily with a permeable bypass and she was performed ultrasound and angiographic computer tomography after two years of operation. Carotid-subclavian bypass with greater saphenous vein graft represents an effective and safe alternative in the treatment of the symptomatic occlusion of the left subclavian artery.

Keywords : occlusion of the subclavian artery; revascularization; carotid-subclavian bypass; saphenous vein bypass.

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