Endovascular Considerations in Traumatic Injury of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries
Ananth K. Vellimana, J Lavie, Arindam Chatterjee
Abstract
Cervical carotid and vertebral artery traumatic injuries can have a devastating natural history. This article reviews the epidemiology, mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, and classification systems pertinent to consideration of endovascular treatment. The growing role of modern endovascular techniques for the treatment of these diseases is presented to equip endovascular surgeons with a framework for critically assessing patients presenting with traumatic cervical cerebrovascular injury.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNatural historyPresentation (obstetrics)Vertebral arteryCarotid arteriesEndovascular treatmentSurgeryRadiologyInternal medicineAneurysmIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases