Post-traumatic facial artery aneurysm in a child.
Significant facial soft tissue injury can result from trauma to the head and neck. The long-term sequelae of such injuries include vascular anomalies, which may present weeks or months following the initial injury. We report here a case of a post-traumatic facial artery aneurysm which developed in a pediatric patient three weeks following a penetrating facial injury during motor vehicle accident (MVA). Although post-traumatic aneurysm of the facial artery is rare, follow-up on head and neck trauma patients with respect to this type of complication is warranted.
Stewart
Craig L
CL
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8.
Cohen-Kerem
Raanan
R
Ngan
Bo-Yee
BY
Forte
Vito
V
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome