Open AccessSurgical Repair of a Gunshot Injury to the Left Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
R.H.J. Kropman,
JeanPaul P.M. de Vries,
Michiel J. M. Segers
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.46
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1938-9116
pISSN - 1538-5744
DOI - 10.1177/1538574407308366
Subject(s) - medicine , gunshot injury , gunshot wound , carotid arteries , surgery , common carotid artery , external carotid artery , radiology
We present a case of a 37-year-old man who sustained a single gunshot wound (penetrating zones I and II) and internal carotid artery injury. Optimal evaluation and management of vascular injury remains controversial. Literature on the operative techniques of carotid artery injuries is reviewed.
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