Seat belt injury to the common carotid artery

Report of a Variation of the Right Common Carotid Artery

Carotid artery is the most important artery that carries the major part of the blood supply to the head and neck. The branching of the common carotid artery usually occurs at the upper edge of the thyroid cartilage. The placement of carotid sinus has also increased its importance in this area. Considering the clinical importance of knowledge about carotid artery variations, this case is reporte...

Anterior dislocation of the restrained shoulder: a seat-belt injury.

The reduction in morbidity and mortality since the enforcement of seat-belt usage is well documented. Complications from the belt are also reported and the authors present anterior dislocation of the restrained shoulder, an injury not previously described. The mechanism of injury is explained and a change to the present standard of restraints is suggested.

The Seat Belt as a Cause of Injury

[Gunshot trauma to the common carotid artery].

A case of gunshot trauma to the common carotid artery which presented with a juxtaclavicular pulsating hematoma is presented. After precise diagnosis was established by angiography, reconstruction by interposing and autologous saphenous vein graft was successful. Aspects of this highly lethal type of trauma include the need for close observation of the asymptomatic patient, indications for expl...

Repair of common carotid artery injury with an external carotid artery flap.

OBJECTIVES To describe a new technique to repair injuries of the common carotid artery. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 30-year-old man sustained an iatrogenic injury to the left common carotid artery during surgical dissection of a left branchial cyst. The artery was repaired as follows: the left external carotid artery was ligated distally, its stump was longitudinally opened to cr...