Endovascular treatment of vertebral artery injury during cervical posterior fusion (C1 lateral mass screw). A case report.
We describe two cases of vertebral artery injury during posterior cervical fusion. We treated both cases by an endovascular technique. The vertebral artery injury may result in catastrophic situations, such as, infarction, massive blood loss and even death. Our clinical outcome was good and we prove that endovascular treatment is an effective and less invasive way to treat vertebral artery injury.
Department of Neurosurgery, Dankook University College of Medicine; Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea - E-mail: spine1225@naver.com.
Kyeong-Wook
KW
Yoon
Jung-Ho
JH
Ko
Chun-Sung
CS
Cho
Sang-Koo
SK
Lee
Young-Joon
YJ
Kim
Young Jin
YJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*