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Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the cavernous carotid: a lethal complication of craniofacial trauma

Pseudoaneurysm of the cavernous carotid artery is a rare, yet life-threatening complication of craniofacial trauma. It may well present itself with delayed massive epistaxis up to several months after the initial insult. Early recognition and prompt treatment are the key in management and a high ind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahmed, Omar, Mahmood, Sara, Aladham, Youssef, Abdelnaby, Moustafa Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33391640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa500
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Sumario:Pseudoaneurysm of the cavernous carotid artery is a rare, yet life-threatening complication of craniofacial trauma. It may well present itself with delayed massive epistaxis up to several months after the initial insult. Early recognition and prompt treatment are the key in management and a high index of clinical suspicion is always required. In this article, we report a patient with a penetrating head injury who developed delayed epistaxis along with unilateral abducent and partial oculomotor palsy. Urgent diagnostic carotid angiography was undertaken, followed by endovascular coiling that resulted in no recurrence for a year of follow-up.