title: Traumatic disruption of bilateral vertebral arteries and internal carotid arteries: case report.
abstract: A case of traumatic disruption and dissection of the bilateral vertebral arteries and internal carotid arteries is reported. Ligation of bilateral arteries was performed for active bleeding. Anticoagulant therapy was selected to prevent thromboembolism and thrombotic occlusion of the dissected internal carotid arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsusita
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shigeta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oohashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakata
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery