Eagle Syndrome: A Unique Cause of Carotid Bleeding

Eagle syndrome is a rare aggregate of symptoms caused by an elongated styloid process. We present the unique case of bilateral vascular Eagle syndrome in a patient who experienced a unilateral acute swelling due to bleeding at the level of the right internal carotid artery. This complication has nev...

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Autores principales: Michiels, Thirsa D., Marsman, Martijn S., van Veen, Andy, Vriens, Patrick W.H.E., Lauret, Gert-Jan, Heyligers, Jan M.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.026
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Sumario:Eagle syndrome is a rare aggregate of symptoms caused by an elongated styloid process. We present the unique case of bilateral vascular Eagle syndrome in a patient who experienced a unilateral acute swelling due to bleeding at the level of the right internal carotid artery. This complication has never been described before. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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