Treatment strategies for carotid artery penetrating injury: a case report and literature review

Ul Haq T, Yaqoob J, Munir K, Usman MU. Endovascular-covered stent treatment of posttraumatic cervical carotid artery pseudoaneurysms. Australas Radiol. 2004;48:220–3.

Mussa FF, Towfigh S, Rowe VL, Major K, Hood DB. Current trends in the management of iatrogenic cervical carotid artery injuries. Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2006;40:354–61.

Cothren CC, Moore EE, Biffl WL, Ciesla DJ, Ray CE. Anticoagulation is the gold standard therapy for blunt carotid injuries to reduce stroke rate. Arch Surg. 2004;139:540–5.

Redekop G, Marotta T, Weill A. Treatment of traumatic aneurysms and arteriovenous fistulas of the skull base by using endovascular stents. J Neurosurg. 2001;95:412–9.

Scavee V, De Wispelaere JF, Mormont E, Coulier B, Triqaux JP. Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery: treatment with a covered stent. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2001;24:283–5.

Loffroy R, Gergele F, Rao P, Geschwind JF. Endovascular management of a posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery with superselective coil embolization. J Vasc Surg. 2011;53:1119–20.

Doudle MW, Raptis S. Traumatic aneurysms of the carotid arteries. Aust N Z J Surg. 1996;66:847–9.

Schneider JR, Droste JS, Schindler N, Golan JF, Bernstein LP. Carotid endarterectomy with routine electroencephalography and selective shunting: influence of contralateral internal carotid artery occlusion and utility in prevention of perioperative strokes. J Vasc Surg. 2002;35:1114–22.

Woodworth GF, McGirt MJ. Than KD, Huang J, Perler BA. Selective versus routine intraoperative shunting during carotid endarterectomy: a multivariate outcome analysis. Neurosurgery. 2007;61:1170–6.

Tan TW, Garcia-Toca M, Marcaccio EJ, Carney WI, Machan JT. Predictors of shunt during carotid endarterectomy with routine electroencephalography monitoring. J Vasc Surg. 2009;49:1374–8.

Xu M, Wen J, Zhu X, Chen P, Wang C. A rare self-injurious case of multiple penetrating brain injury by nails in a young patient with depressive disorder. Acta Neurol Belg. 2015;115:767–9.

Hussain M, Bari ME. Sucide bomb attack causing penetrating craniocerebral injury. Chin J Traumatol. 2013;16:51–3.

Eder F, Meyer F, Huth C, Halloul Z, Lippert H. Penetrating abdomino-thoracic injuries:report of four imprecsive, spectacular and representative cases as well as their surgical management. Pol Przegl Chir. 2011;83:117–22.