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- Title
Isolated Blunt Lingual Artery Injury Secondary to a Road Traffic Accident: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach.
- Authors
Mawaddah, Azman; Goh, Bee See; Kew, Thean Yean; Rozman, Zakaria
- Abstract
Neurologic and airway compromise as a result of traumatic vascular injuries to the neck region often lead to more severe complications and thus require special consideration. Furthermore, these cases pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to healthcare providers. Here, we report a case of a 28-year-old motorcyclist presenting with progressively enlarged Zone 2 neck swelling on the left side following a high impact collision. There were no symptoms or signs suggesting neurologic or laryngeal injury. Computed tomography angiogram of the neck revealed signs of an active arterial bleed. The apparent vascular injury was managed by close observation for signs of airway compromise, urgent angiogram, and selective catheter embolisation of the left lingual artery. The patient subsequently recovered without further operative exploration of the neck. At 6 months post-trauma, the neck swelling fully subsided with no complications from angioembolisation. This case illustrates the individualised treatment and multidisciplinary approach in managing such cases. We review our rationale for this diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; ARTERIAL injuries; NECK injuries; TOMOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC accidents; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 2, p77
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article