Endovascular treatment of iatrogenic penetrating trauma of the carotid artery: case report

Carotid trauma demands early diagnosis and treatment. Open repair may be technically challenging if the trauma is at the base of the neck. We present a case of iatrogenic penetrating carotid trauma caused by insertion of a hemodialysis catheter. Treatment was accomplished by placement of a covered s...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lichtenfels, Marco Aurelio Cardozo, Nilon Erling Jr., Newton Roesch Aerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2014-04-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492014000200155&lng=en&tlng=en

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