title: Endovascular Treatment of Carotid-Internal Jugular Venous Fistula in a Bomb Blast Victim.
abstract: Carotid-internal jugular venous fistula is one of the rarest presentations among victims of bomb blast injuries. Treatment of such fistula is open surgery with high mortality and morbidity. Endovascular treatment with covered stent seems to have an optimal result with low complications. We present a case report of a bomb blast victim having carotid-jugular venous fistula with hemodynamic compromise. The patient was successfully managed with endovascular graft stent. There was an optimal result with no immediate and long-term complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi.
authors.forename: Navedullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery, UNH.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yousaf
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Science, U Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Maha Zainab Z.
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Yaqub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D054042:Bombs; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color