title: Surviving common carotid rupture caused by a cervical abscess.
abstract: This article describes the events preceding and following the rupture of the right common carotid artery caused by a cervical abcess. Stent grafting resulted in a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, Athens, Greece. tsolakidis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Tsolakidis
authors.forename: Panagyotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lagios
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hozos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pavlakis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anthopoulos
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000150:complications*