title: Spontaneus resolution of a traumatic vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Injuries of the vertebral artery are rare and are usually seen after penetrating or blunt cervical trauma. Vertebral artery injuries (VAI) have been reported in 0.5% of blunt trauma cases. These injuries can lead to hemorrhage, thrombosis, arteriovenous fistula or traumatic pseudoaneurysm in the early or late period. They must be treated carefully due to their increased risk of morbidity and mortality. In this case report, we present a case of asymptomatic traumatic vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm(TVAP) seen after cervical spinal trauma with C5-C6 listhesis developing afterwards, treated with anterior-posterior stabilization and fusion. Spontaneous resolution of the pseudoaneurysm is demonstrated by vertebral arter angiogrphy.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. tekinerayhan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tekiner
authors.forename: Cevdet
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gokcek
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilic
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*