Dissecting Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery as a Complication of Facial Bone Trauma

The involvement of the internal carotid artery in dissecting aneurysm is rarely reported in the literature and may occur as a complication of trauma, surgery, and other medical conditions. We report a case of a 22-year-old male who was involved in a motor vehicle accident with associated multiple or...

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Autores principales: Al Kindi, Sami Tahir, Bakathir, Abdulaziz, Al Azri, Faisal, Al Wahaibi, Khalifa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: OMJ 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6330184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30671188
http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.12
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Sumario:The involvement of the internal carotid artery in dissecting aneurysm is rarely reported in the literature and may occur as a complication of trauma, surgery, and other medical conditions. We report a case of a 22-year-old male who was involved in a motor vehicle accident with associated multiple orthopedic and maxillofacial fractures. During surgical management, the patient was incidentally diagnosed with a dissecting aneurysm involving the right internal carotid artery.

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