Bilateral external carotid artery ligation: A life saving procedure in severe maxillofacial trauma

INTRODUCTION: Bilateral external carotid arteries ligation is a rare practice in cases of extensive maxilla-facial injuries. Defining indication criteria in the management of such cases is highly demanded in emergency surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: Reported case presents a male patient 67 years old man...

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Autor principal: Nasr, Mohamed Mahmood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4353952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25644554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.01.021
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Bilateral external carotid arteries ligation is a rare practice in cases of extensive maxilla-facial injuries. Defining indication criteria in the management of such cases is highly demanded in emergency surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: Reported case presents a male patient 67 years old man with a gunshot to the face. The whole face was macerated. Patient was operated surgically performing bilateral external carotid artery ligation, tracheostomy, pharyngostomy, gastrostomy and pressure dressing to face and head. CONCLUSION: The procedure of bilateral external carotid artery ligation has no defined role in the management of maxillofacial trauma. The current status of such procedure in maxillofacial trauma needs revision.

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