title: Minimal invasive management of traumatic transection of the vertebral artery.
abstract: Stab wounds to the neck can be potentially lethal. They are often associated with vascular injury of the carotid artery and jugular vein. Injury of the vertebral artery is rarely seen. The injury can vary from severe bleeding after transection with hemorrhage into the surrounding soft tissues of the neck to dissection and separation of the intimal lining from the subjacent media of an artery and subsequent occlusion of the vessel. We report a case of traumatic vertebral artery transection managed by minimal invasive balloon occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Steve Mm
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sarah C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Christiaans
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Niels Wl
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Schep