Management of a penetrating injury to the carotid artery [PDF]
A 59-year-old man presented to the trauma center with multiple stab wounds to his face, neck, chest, abdomen, bilateral arms, and bilateral hands. He did not complain of pain in any specific area of injury. The patient was able to state his name.
David V. Feliciano, Sayuri P Jinadasa
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Endovascular management of the post-traumatic common carotid artery pseudoaneurysms [PDF]
Purpose: Pseudoaneurysms of the common carotid artery secondary to high-velocity fragment injuries to the head and neck in patients are uncommon lesions.
Jariwala, Pankaj+2 more
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Predicting blunt cerebrovascular injury in pediatric trauma: Validation of the Utah Score [PDF]
Risk factors for blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) may differ between children and adults, suggesting that children at low risk for BCVI after trauma receive unnecessary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and high-dose radiation.
Akbari, Hassan+13 more
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Repression of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Aggravates Acute Ischemic Brain Injuries in Adult Mice. [PDF]
Strokes are one of the leading causes of mortality and chronic morbidity in the world, yet with only limited successful interventions available at present.
Concepcion, Katherine R+8 more
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Stab Injury to the Preauricular Region With Laceration of the External Carotid Artery Without Involvement of the Facial Nerve: a Case Report [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Open injuries to the face involving the external carotid artery are uncommon. These injuries are normally associated with laceration of the facial nerve because this nerve is more superficial than the external carotid artery. Hence, external
A Cooper+63 more
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Cranial nerve injuries after carotid artery surgery. A prospective study of 663 operations [PDF]
Objective:To establish the incidence of cranial nerve injuries caused by carotid artery surgery.Methods:During the years 1982 to 1992, 689 carotid artery operations were performed at Malmö General Hospital.
Bergqvist, D., Forssell, C., Kitzing, P.
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A Case of Left Carotid Artery Injury
Invasive pituitary adenomas can infiltrate the dura mater, sphenoid sinus, or cranial bone. Endoscopic transsphenoidal sinus surgery is considered the standard of care; however, several potential complications must be noted. These complications can include cerebrospinal fluid leaks, infection, bleeding, optic nerve damage, and endocrinological ...
David Parvizi+4 more
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Prosthetic bypass for restenosis after endarterectomy or stenting of the carotid artery [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of prosthetic carotid bypass (PCB) with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in treatment of restenosis after CEA or carotid artery ...
Belmonte, Romain+5 more
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Repair of Common Carotid Artery Injury with an External Carotid Artery Flap [PDF]
<i>Objectives:</i> To describe a new technique to repair injuries of the common carotid artery. <i>Clinical Presentation and Intervention:</i> A 30-year-old man sustained an iatrogenic injury to the left common carotid artery during surgical dissection of a left branchial cyst.
Moneera Ben-Nakhi+2 more
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S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]
Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A.+4 more
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