Subclavian artery stenosis in neurofibromatosis type 1.
- Author:
Eon Jeong NAM
1
;
Jang Hee CHO
;
Sung Uk KIM
;
Jae Seok SEO
;
Jong Min LEE
;
Young Mo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ymkang@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurofibromatosis type 1;
Subclavian artery stenosis;
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm;
Angioplasty;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Humans;
Neurofibromatoses*;
Neurofibromatosis 1*;
Renal Artery Obstruction;
Subclavian Artery*;
Subclavian Steal Syndrome*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;67(Suppl 3):S876-S880
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vascular involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a well known but clinically underestimated phenomenon. Arterial stenosis and aneurysm have been reported and among the stenotic vasculopathy, renal artery stenosis is the most common type. On PubMed search, there have been 9 reported cases of subclavian arterial involvement in NF1, of which only one case showed subclavian arterial stenosis. We report a 41-year-old man with NF1 and a subclavian artery stenosis who was treated successfully with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
