Şimşek Baran, Yüksel Volkan, Hüseyin Serhat, Güçlü Orkut, Canbaz Suat
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Vasc Specialist Int. 2019 Jun;35(2):111-113. doi: 10.5758/vsi.2019.35.2.111. Epub 2019 Jun 30.
An iatrogenic internal carotid artery (ICA) pseudoaneurysm is an extremely rare complication of cervical spine surgery. Here we report an extraordinary case of massive hematemesis due to a ruptured ICA pseudoaneurysm caused by the laminoplasty plate 10 years after cervical spine surgery. Computed tomography angiography revealed a ruptured 4×10-mm left extracranial ICA pseudoaneurysm probably connected to the pharynx. Emergent surgery was performed because of the uncontrolled massive bleeding. After complete resection of the injured segment, an interposition graft with a 6-mm polytetrafluoroethylene graft was placed and the fistula tract to the pharynx was repaired.
医源性颈内动脉假性动脉瘤是颈椎手术极其罕见的并发症。在此,我们报告一例颈椎手术后10年因椎板成形钢板导致颈内动脉假性动脉瘤破裂而引发大量呕血的特殊病例。计算机断层血管造影显示一个4×10毫米的左侧颅外颈内动脉假性动脉瘤破裂,可能与咽部相通。由于出血无法控制,遂进行了急诊手术。在完全切除受损节段后,置入一段6毫米的聚四氟乙烯移植血管进行血管置换,并修复通向咽部的瘘管。