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01-10-2019 | Clinical Report

Transverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection

Authors: Anup Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Ankur Goyal, Prem Sagar

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Special Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm formation in the transverse cervical artery, post radical neck dissection, leading to massive hemorrhage, is a rare but life threatening occurrence. We report a patient with pseudoaneurysm of transverse cervical artery, post salvage radical neck dissection, presenting with recurrent and significant hemorrhage after 3 weeks of surgery. A pseudoaneurysm involving transverse cervical artery was revealed by digital subtraction angiography and treated by endovascular coil embolization.

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Title: Transverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection
Authors: Anup Singh
Rajeev Kumar
Ashu Seith Bhalla
Ankur Goyal
Prem Sagar
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1305-8

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Transverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection

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