RADIAL ARTERY INJURY BY A CAT FISH (PANGASIUS SUTCHI) SPINE STING

摘要

Peripheral vascular injuries result from penetrating or blunt trauma to the extremities. We describe here an unusual cause of a radial artery injury by the spine from the pectoral fin of Pangasius sutchi in a 51 year-old man and we review the literature.Peripheral injuries account for of all cases of vascular trauma (Rich et al, 1970). The upper extremities are involved in one-third of all patients with vascular injuries (USA figures) (Frykberg et al, 1991). Peripheral vascular injuries may result from penetrating or blunt trauma to the extremities (Rathley, 2011).Mechanisms of vascular injuries include gunshot wounds, stab wounds, motor vehicle accidents, fall and miscellaneous (Rich et al, 1970). The likelihood of serious vascular injury is lower in patients who sustain low-energy wounds, such as those produced by handguns and knives (Bongard et al, 1990).