title: [The diagnosis and surgical treatment of post-traumatic aneurysms of the brachiocephalic arteries].
abstract: This paper is concerned with the diagnostic technologies and the policy of surgical treatment of patients with traumatic injuries to the carotid arteries, which allowed to avoid fatal events and to attain optimal results in this severe patient group. The authors provide a detailed description of the procedure of spiral computed tomography with contrast examination of the arterial bed as well as of the technical aspects of operation with special reference to two patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery of Aorta and Its Branches, Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Belov
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Stepanenko
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gens
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bazylev
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Khovrin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery