• Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Dec 2007

    Case Reports

    Urgent endovascular covered-stent treatment of internal carotid artery injury caused by a gunshot.

    • P Feugier, A Vulliez, N Bina, B Floccard, and B Allaouchiche.
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, University of Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France. patrickfeugier@hotmail.com
    • Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Dec 1;34(6):663-5.

    AbstractPenetrating non-lethal injuries to the distal extra-cranial internal carotid artery are often a surgical challenge, because of the difficulty of direct exposure and repair of the internal carotid artery at the skull base. We describe a case of a successful emergency treatment, with an endovascular procedure using a PTFE covered-stent, of an internal carotid artery haemorrhagic pseudoaneurysm following penetrating trauma to the neck by single gunshot.

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