title: Coronaric stent-graft deployment in the treatment of carotid blowout.
abstract: "Carotid blowout syndrome" is defined as a hemorrhage caused by rupture of the carotid artery and its branches, and may be a severe complication of rhinopharyngeal carcinoma. This study aimed to highlight the usefulness and versatility of endovascular stent-graft placement as a rescue treatment in life-threatening carotid blowout syndrome. We describe the unconventional use of a 6 × 5 mm balloon-expandable coronaric covered stent in a patient with a diagnosis of spinocellular rhinopharyngeal carcinoma, followed by carotid blowout syndrome. Although long-term follow-up is needed to assess the eventuality of bleeding recurrence, the immediate clinical results were satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pampana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stefanini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fabiano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiaravalloti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morosetti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents