False aneurysm of the common carotid artery and injury of the brachial plexus due to trauma inflicted by an air gun pellet

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1044-1046

  Van Alphen, J C ^a,b   Niekus, H Th J ^a   Koning, J ^a   Jansen, W B J ^a  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030451747     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199612000-00018     Document Type: Article

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