title: [Cervical vascular penetrating trauma].
abstract: The case of a 25 year old male with a stab wound of common carotid artery and the internal jugular vein is reported. He was admitted in severe hemorrhagic shock and immediately treated successfully by arterial reconstruction by means of a venous patch. Mild, declining neurological deficits correlated in magnetic resonance imaging with disturbances in the perfusion area of the medial cerebral artery. A survey of the literature shows that the fast repair of the carotid artery is clearly to be given preference to ligature. First can be executed successfully in exceptional emergency cases also by non-carotid surgeons, if basic vascular-surgical techniques are controlled.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Marienhospital Osnabrück, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Etl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hafer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mundinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*