title: Surgical repair of a gunshot injury to the left carotid artery: case report and review of literature.
abstract: We present a case of a 37-year-old man who sustained a single gunshot wound (penetrating zones I and II) and internal carotid artery injury. Optimal evaluation and management of vascular injury remains controversial. Literature on the operative techniques of carotid artery injuries is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rogier H J
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kropman
authors.forename: Jean-Paul P M
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Michiel J M
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Segers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*