Inversão circulatória vértebro-subclávia - "steal syndrome" - secundária a trauma torácico fechado / Acute subclavian steal syndrome following blunt thoracic trauma

ABSTRACT

The authors report a case of thrombosis of the right subclavian artery in its pre-vertebral segment causing subclavian steal syndrome as a result of a blunt thoracic trauma in a 43-year-old woman. Aspects of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of this rare injury are reported and discussed.