Carotid artery hemorrhage and ligation in head and neck cancer.
During a 20-year period, 77 patients who underwent ligation of the common or internal carotid artery were analyzed for the site, side of hemorrhage and/or ligation, with incidence of rebleed, previous treatment (surgery and/or radiation therapy), the type of incision utilized for resection, the incidence of preoperative and intraoperative hypotension and hemiplegia. The immediate mortality and subsequent follow-up of the patients were also noted.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008026:Ligation; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies