Spontaneously Ruptured Carotid Artery of Undetermined Etiology
| Autor: | Marsha A. Keech, Paul F. Crutchlow, James P. Sung |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Carotid arteries Airway obstruction medicine.disease Hemothorax Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Right Common Carotid Artery Biopsy cardiovascular system medicine Etiology Carotid bifurcation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Artery |
| Zdroj: | Vascular Surgery. 14:375-381 |
| ISSN: | 0042-2835 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/153857448001400603 |
| Popis: | A 66-year-old man developed severe airway obstruction, right hemothorax, and hemorrhagic shock due to spontaneous rupture of a normal-appearing right common carotid artery. Surgery disclosed a sharp, 1-cm vertical rupture in the anterior wall of the right common carotid artery, 1.5 cm proximal to the carotid bifurcation. Otherwise the artery appeared normal. A biopsy was done around the perforated vessel, and the defect was closed with a patch graft taken from the right external carotid artery. The patient had an uneventful recovery. Subsequent clinical and laboratory studies gave no clue to the cause of the rupture. We believe this to be a case of a spontaneous rupture of undetermined cause in a normal carotid artery. |
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