Open AccessTransverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection
Author(s) -
Anup Singh,
Rajeev Kumar,
Ashu Seith Bhalla,
Ankur Goyal,
Prem Sagar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1305-8
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , cervical artery , digital subtraction angiography , radiology , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , complication , head and neck surgery , embolization , angiography , aneurysm , carcinoma
Pseudoaneurysm formation in the transverse cervical artery, post radical neck dissection, leading to massive hemorrhage, is a rare but life threatening occurrence. We report a patient with pseudoaneurysm of transverse cervical artery, post salvage radical neck dissection, presenting with recurrent and significant hemorrhage after 3 weeks of surgery. A pseudoaneurysm involving transverse cervical artery was revealed by digital subtraction angiography and treated by endovascular coil embolization.