Endovascular treatment of intramural hematoma of internal carotid artery after blunt trauma of neck inflicted with the seatbelt.
Blunt trauma of the neck caused by a seatbelt may cause dissection with intramural hematoma of the internal carotid artery. The following case report discusses the differential diagnosis and the potential of endovascular treatment of symptomatic intramural hematoma of the internal carotid artery.
Stanisic
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Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. goranm@poczta.onet.pl
Winckiewicz
M
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Juszkat
R
R
Gabriel
M
M
Jawien
A
A
Staniszewski
R
R
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors