Abstract
Carotid blowout syndrome is a life-threatening complication for patients with head and neck cancer. Temporizing stent graft procedures improve short-term survival and can be the definitive treatment for various reasons, including a poor oncologic prognosis, unsuitability for definitive reconstruction, or a lack of operative options. A second carotid blowout will often be fatal. Preventing such events requires multidisciplinary strategic planning because of a hostile reoperative field. We have described a case of a 44-year-old man with a history of laryngeal cancer who had experienced a carotid blowout. Treated with a stent graft, the patient had experienced a second event 6 weeks later. Treatment involved excision and suture ligation with rotational muscle flap coverage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 606-609 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the Journal policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Carotid blowout
- Carotid ligation
- Laryngeal cancer
- Stent graft
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine