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- Title
Truncus bicaroticus: An underestimated anatomic variation.
- Authors
Becker, Christoph; Csatari, Zoltan; Pfeiffer, Jens
- Abstract
Objectives/Hypothesis To illustrate that a truncus bicaroticus and an elongated truncus brachiocephalicus are underestimated anatomic variations; and to highlight the risk of injury of these vessel anomalies during routine surgical interventions. Data Source Report of a woman with long-term ventilation who was planned for conventional surgical tracheostomy. Due to a strong pulsatile vessel crossing the cricoid cartilage, the procedure was stopped. Further diagnostics revealed anomalies of the supraaortic vessels, including a truncus bicaroticus. Conclusion Anomalies of supraaortic vessels are not rare and injuries may cause severe bleeding; therefore, we recommend performing a preoperative ultrasound, particularly before starting dilatative tracheostomy. Laryngoscope, 124:1141-1142, 2014
- Subjects
CAROTID artery; NECK surgery; TRACHEOTOMY; VENTILATION; CARTILAGE; CONNECTIVE tissues
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2014, Vol 124, Issue 5, p1141
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.24444