title: Amplatzer vascular plug for occlusion of parent artery in carotid blowout with active extravasation.
abstract: Carotid blowout is a devastating complication in patients with head and neck malignancy. Various treatments including high risk surgery, carotid stenting or carotid occlusion using either coils or detachable balloons have been described. The key for any treatment is the rapidity at which it can be performed. We describe treatment of common carotid blowout secondary to neoplastic infiltration using four Amplatzer vascular plugs deployed in less than ten minutes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, QE II Hospital, Halifax, Canada. shivajai1@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: J J S
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vandorpe
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D055989:Septal Occluder Device