title: Management of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury following cervical neurofibroma excision: a case report.
abstract: Iatrogenic injury to the vertebral artery during cervical neurofibroma excision is rarely mentioned but may lead to potentially catastrophic complications. We reported a case of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury during cervical neurofibroma excision with management strategy.
authors.affiliation: a Artemis Health Institute , Gurgaon , India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: b NSCB Medical College , Jabalpur , India.
authors.forename: Arti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: a Artemis Health Institute , Gurgaon , India.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: a Artemis Health Institute , Gurgaon , India.
authors.forename: Yashbir
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dewan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Cervical neurofibroma; endovascular coil occlusion; vertebral artery