title: Endovascular treatment of an open cervical fracture with carotid artery tear.
abstract: The dilemma of how to treat penetrating wound injuries to the neck, which involve a combination of a common carotid artery rupture and a cervical spinal fracture, is presented in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel.
authors.forename: Misha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Witz
authors.forename: Reuven
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gepstein
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paran
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shnaker
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: Igal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gryton
authors.forename: Shay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shabat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*