Asymptomatic vascular lesion due to a firearm projectile of the right arm of 30 days of evolution. Case report

Abstract

A 27-year-old male patient presenting a gunshot wound in the right arm with slight paraesthesia in the tips of his fingers. Patient was referred to the orthopedic unit to undergo bone fixation due to a fracture of the right radius, with absent distal pulses. He also presented vascular compromise. An arteriography was requested that showed vascular injury of the humeral artery. A reverse saphenous vein graft was placed. The patient had good evolution with normal pulses.

Keywords

• Trauma. Vascular injuries. Brachial artery.