title: Stentgraft-implantation for treatment of internal carotid artery injury during endonasal sinus surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Damage of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is very rare but can be a dramatic complication of endonasal sinus surgery. In the literature only a few cases are reported, some of them with fatal results.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two cases with massive bleeding of the ICA caused by endonasal sinus surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both cases bleeding could be stopped sufficiently by implanting a stentgraft.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lumen of the artery could be preserved and no neurological deficits were observed.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Mainz, Germany. lippert@hno.klinik.uni-mainz.de
authors: Burkard M
authors: BM
authors: Lippert
authors: Kurt
authors: K
authors: Ringel
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Stoeter
authors: Otto
authors: O
authors: Hey
authors: Wolf J
authors: WJ
authors: Mann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency