Traumatic Common Carotid–Internal Jugular Arteriovenous Fistula Manifesting as Life-Threatening Epistaxis

Post-traumatic common carotid artery–internal jugular vein fistula is extremely rare (4% to 7% of all traumatic arteriovenous fistulas). Clinical manifestations depend on the size, duration, and proximity to the heart. This report describes a case where the condition remained undiagnosed for years,...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 576 - 578
Main Authors Sinha, Vijoy Kumar, Yaduvanshi, Amitabh, Kataria, Vikas, Nair, Mohan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.12.2019
Elsevier
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carotid jugular fistula
Case Report
common carotid artery
internal jugular vein
carotid jugular fistula
internal jugular vein
CJF
common carotid artery
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Summary:Post-traumatic common carotid artery–internal jugular vein fistula is extremely rare (4% to 7% of all traumatic arteriovenous fistulas). Clinical manifestations depend on the size, duration, and proximity to the heart. This report describes a case where the condition remained undiagnosed for years, and the patient was recently treated with transsternal ligation of the left common carotid artery. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) [Display omitted] Post-traumatic common carotid artery–internal jugular vein fistula is extremely rare (4% to 7% of all traumatic arteriovenous fistulas). Clinical…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.023