TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical importance of highly located innominate artery in neck surgery
AU - Ozlugedik, Samet
AU - Ozcan, Muge
AU - Unal, Adnan
AU - Yalcin, Fatih
AU - Tezer, Mesut Sabri
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - Massive hemorrhage is an unusual complication of tracheotomy, and the most common causes are injury to the anterior jugular veins and the thyroid isthmus, or unrecognized variations of the vascular structures, such as the arteria thyroidea ima. We present a case of high-running innominate artery that ascends until the third tracheal ring and courses horizontally anterior to the trachea in a patient with laryngeal carcinoma. If not noticed during tracheolaryngeal surgery, trauma to this vessel and subsequent hemorrhage may be fatal. In this report, the case is presented and the surgical significance of this anomaly is emphasized.
AB - Massive hemorrhage is an unusual complication of tracheotomy, and the most common causes are injury to the anterior jugular veins and the thyroid isthmus, or unrecognized variations of the vascular structures, such as the arteria thyroidea ima. We present a case of high-running innominate artery that ascends until the third tracheal ring and courses horizontally anterior to the trachea in a patient with laryngeal carcinoma. If not noticed during tracheolaryngeal surgery, trauma to this vessel and subsequent hemorrhage may be fatal. In this report, the case is presented and the surgical significance of this anomaly is emphasized.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.016
DO - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 16137532
AN - SCOPUS:24044544241
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 26
SP - 330
EP - 332
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 5
ER -