Surgical importance of highly located innominate artery in neck surgery


OZLUGEDIK S., OZCAN M., UNAL A., YALCIN F., Tezer M. S.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.330-332, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.016
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.330-332
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.