A case of traumatic aneurysm of the lingual artery embolized before treatment of a mandibular fracture

Traumatic aneurysms of the lingual artery are very rare. Since the lesion often causes life-threatening hemorrhage, it is important to make an early diagnosis and perform radical treatment. We report a case of mandibular fracture associated with a traumatic aneurysm of the lingual artery, which was...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 54; no. 7; pp. 427 - 430
Main Authors OTAKE, Ippei, TAMURA, Yasuhisa, SHIRAO, Kotaro, ISHIHARA, Osamu, YAMADA, Ryuhei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2008
Subjects
embolization
lingual artery
mandibular fracture
traumatic aneurysm
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ISSN0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI10.5794/jjoms.54.427

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Summary:Traumatic aneurysms of the lingual artery are very rare. Since the lesion often causes life-threatening hemorrhage, it is important to make an early diagnosis and perform radical treatment. We report a case of mandibular fracture associated with a traumatic aneurysm of the lingual artery, which was detected on enhanced CT at presentation. We performed transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) to avoid rupture or leakage of the traumatic aneurysm before operation for the mandibular fracture.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.54.427