Endovascular embolization of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury during anterior cervical spine surgery: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Choi, Jeong Wook ^a   Lee, Jung Kil ^a   Moon, Kyung Sub ^a   Kim, Yeon Seong ^a   Kwak, Hyoung Jun ^a   Joo, Sung Pil ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoo ^a   Kim, Soo Han ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical approach; Endovascular; Pseudoaneurysm; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED CELLULOSE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NECK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; PUS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33750557445     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000244614.84685.c2     Document Type: Article

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