title: Treatment of a ballistic wound of the common carotid artery revealed by a spontaneous carotid-jugular fistula.
abstract: The case reported is of a 30-year-old patient with a left internal carotid-jugular fistula secondary to the explosion of an improvised explosive device during the Afghan war. Carotid resection with arterial bypass using a venous allograft and internal jugular ligation were performed by left cervicotomy associated with sternotomy at a specialized center. The management of cervical arteriovenous fistulas that occur as a result of penetrating trauma faced during the war must be considered and it should be noted that, on battlefields, treatment is not always performed in specialized units.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Vasculaire, HIA Val de Grâce, Paris, France. amelie.mlynski@orange.fr
authors.forename: Amélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mlynski
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mocellin
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imperato
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Molimard
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bordier
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menguy
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baranger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D058017:Vascular Grafting; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation