A child in shock: carotid blowout syndrome

Carotid blowout syndrome.

Carotid blowout syndrome refers to the rupture of the carotid artery and its branches. Carotid blowout syndrome is a dangerous medical emergency typically resulting from complications of treatments for head and neck cancer. A patient without a prior history of head or neck cancer presented to the emergency department with a painless, enlarging neck mass was reported in this study. The mass prog...

Carotid blowout syndrome in patients treated by larynx cancer

Carotid blowout syndrome in patients treated by larynx cancer.

INTRODUCTION Carotid blowout syndrome is an uncommon complication for patient treated by head and neck tumors, and related to a high mortality rate. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to study the risk of carotid blowout in a large cohort of patients treated only by larynx cancer. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients older than 18 years, treated by larynx cancer who developed a carot...

Endovascular Management of Post-Irradiated Carotid Blowout Syndrome

PURPOSE To retrospectively evaluate the clinical and technical factors related to the outcomes of endovascular management in patients with head-and-neck cancers associated with post-irradiated carotid blowout syndrome (PCBS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2000 and 2013, 96 patients with PCBS underwent endovascular management. The 40 patients with the pathological lesions located in the extern...

Contemporary management of carotid blowout syndrome utilizing endovascular techniques.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To illustrate complex interdisciplinary decision making and the utility of modern endovascular techniques in the management of patients with carotid blowout syndrome (CBS). STUDY DESIGNS Retrospective chart review. METHODS Patients treated with endovascular strategies and/or surgical modalities were included. Control of hemorrhage, neurological, and survival outcomes w...