title: Self expandable polytetrafluoroethylene stent for carotid blowout syndrome.
abstract: Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) is an emergency complication in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers. The classical management of CBS is the ligation of the common carotid artery, because suturing is not be possible due to infection and necrosis of the field. In this case report, we present a patient with CBS, in whom we applied a self-expandable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) stent and observed no morbidity. Endovascular stent is a life-saving technique with minimum morbidity that preserves blood flow to the brain. We believe that this method is preferable to ligation of the artery in CBS.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Department of Otolaryngology, Dişkapí Yildrim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ectatar@gmail.com
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dündar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozdek
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Işik
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000628:therapy; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene