A late onset carotido-jugular fistula following shotgun injury

Hazinedaroglu S. M., Genc V., Aksoy A., Koksoy C., Tuzuner A., Atahan E.

VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.46-48, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1024/0301-1526.33.1.46
  • Dergi Adı: VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.46-48
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: arteriovenous fistula, carotid artery, jugular vein, ARTERY, VEIN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The incidence of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) is quite rare in the head and neck region comprising less than 4% of all the traumatic AVF encountered elsewhere in the body. A 42-year-old man presented with a palpable thrill in the cervical region and headache. He had a shotgun injury 10 years ago and had no problem until the previous three months. Diagnosis of a high output traumatic AVF between right common carotid artery and internal jugular vein was made arteriographically. Presence of a neighbouring traumatic aneurysm on the common carotid artery and 9 mm diameter of the fistula tractus suggested open surgery. At the operation ligation of the tractus and aneurysmorraphy was performed and the patient was discharged in the third postoperative day. He has still no problem. This case documented that a shotgun injury even 10 years later may result with an AVF.