Traumatic internal carotid artery dissection associated with playing soccer: a case report

Soccer, one of the most popular sports worldwide among young men, can result in a wide range of orthopedic injuries. Although vascular injuries such as dissection occur rarely, they can cause significant mortality if left undiagnosed. We report herein a 31-year-old male who suffered a large middle c...

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Published inUlusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 371 - 373
Main Authors Taşcılar, Nida, Ozen, Banu, Açıkgöz, Mustafa, Ekem, Süreyya, Acıman, Esra, Gül, Sanser
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 01.01.2011
Subjects
Adult
Carotid Artery Injuries - complications
Carotid Artery Injuries - diagnosis
Carotid Artery Injuries - pathology
Carotid Artery Injuries - surgery
Carotid Artery, Internal
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - complications
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - diagnosis
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - pathology
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Treatment
Humans
Male
Soccer - injuries
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Summary:Soccer, one of the most popular sports worldwide among young men, can result in a wide range of orthopedic injuries. Although vascular injuries such as dissection occur rarely, they can cause significant mortality if left undiagnosed. We report herein a 31-year-old male who suffered a large middle cerebral artery infarction due to traumatic internal carotid artery dissection after a ball struck his head and neck. He recovered with mild neurologic deficit after decompressive surgery.
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ISSN:1306-696X
1307-7945
DOI:10.5505/tjtes.2011.60134