These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Post-traumatic carotido-jugular fistula: Case report and review of the literature].
    Author: Dammak A, Ben Jmaà H, Hadhri S, Cheikhrouhou H, Dhouib F, Haddar S, Kammoun L, Ben Jmaà T, Hammami B, Masmoudi S, Elleuch N, Ben Jmaà M, Frikha I.
    Journal: J Med Vasc; 2017 Dec; 42(6):388-391. PubMed ID: 29203046.
    Abstract:
    The neck, being not protected by skeleton, is vulnerable to external trauma and injury which can involve blood vessels, muscles, nerves, and trachea. Carotid injuries can be potentially life-threatening by hemorrhage and stroke. We present a case of a 26-year-old manual worker who presented a neck injury caused by a metallic projectile. The injury involved the right common carotid artery with an internal jugular vein fistula, and tracheal damage. The patient was managed with surgical repair of the tracheal lesion, reconstruction of the carotid section using a PTFE graft bypass, and ligation of the internal jugular vein. In the immediate postoperative period, the patient presented with no neurological deficits, but he did develop a pulmonary infection that resolved with antibiotic therapy. The follow-up is now 3months. The patient is doing well without any neurological disorder.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]