Inadvertent internal carotid artery (ICA) injury during transsphenoidal surgery: review of literature

Abstract Background Internal carotid artery (ICA) injury is a hazardous catastrophe for the skull base surgery team. We aimed to illustrate vital joints in this event during endoscopic surgery. Main text The condition rare (1.1%) but fatal per se. Working field of not free charges. It demands thorough knowledge anatomy, variations, and pathoanatomy expect what can be seen thereafter. Once occurs, one must have quite clear plan proceed. Marvelous bleeding confusing only also mind process. Conclusion Endoscope teams when expose should think stepwise manner. In our review, we explained after an injury, pre-conditions how avoid certain drawbacks management.