[The diagnosis and surgical treatment of post-traumatic aneurysms of the brachiocephalic arteries]

Iu V Belov; A B Stepanenko; A P Gens; V V Bazylev; V V Khovrin

[The diagnosis and surgical treatment of post-traumatic aneurysms of the brachiocephalic arteries]

Angiol Sosud Khir. 2003;9(4):101-4.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

Iu V Belov¹, A B Stepanenko, A P Gens, V V Bazylev, V V Khovrin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery of Aorta and Its Branches, Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 14657918

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the diagnostic technologies and the policy of surgical treatment of patients with traumatic injuries to the carotid arteries, which allowed to avoid fatal events and to attain optimal results in this severe patient group. The authors provide a detailed description of the procedure of spiral computed tomography with contrast examination of the arterial bed as well as of the technical aspects of operation with special reference to two patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arteriovenous Fistula* / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula* / etiology
Arteriovenous Fistula* / surgery
Brachiocephalic Trunk* / diagnostic imaging
Brachiocephalic Trunk* / injuries
Brachiocephalic Trunk* / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
Wounds and Injuries / complications
Wounds and Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Wounds and Injuries / surgery