Acute airway obstruction due to ruptured aneurysmal arterio–venous fistula: common carotid artery to internal jugular vein

1995 ◽  
Vol 109 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Nandapalan ◽  
D. G. O'Sullivan ◽  
M. Siodlak ◽  
P. Charters
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
External Carotid Artery ◽  
External Carotid ◽  
Acute Airway Obstruction

AbstractFistulae between major vessels in the head and neck are uncommon. In both civilian and wartime reports, the total number of traumatic arterio–venous fistulae in head and neck region account for less than four per cent of all arterial injuries. Fourteen cases of congenital communication between the external carotid artery and external or internal jugular vein have been reported. We report and discuss the management of a case of ruptured carotico–jugular fistula secondary to infection which presented as acute upper airway obstruction. This appears to be the first description of such a case in the literature.

scholarly journals Response to Letter Regarding Article, “External Carotid Artery–Internal Jugular Vein Fistula: A Complication of Internal Jugular Cannulation”

Circulation ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 114 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay K. Sharma ◽  
Ashok W. Pereira ◽  
Benjamin K.C. Ong ◽  
Rahul Rathakrishnan ◽  
Bernard P.L. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
External Carotid Artery ◽  
External Carotid

scholarly journals External Carotid Artery–Internal Jugular Vein Fistula

Circulation ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 113 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay K. Sharma ◽  
Ashok W. Pereira ◽  
Benjamin K.C. Ong ◽  
Rahul Rathakrishnan ◽  
Bernard P.L. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
External Carotid Artery ◽  
External Carotid

scholarly journals Surgical and embryological perspective of a big loop of internal carotid artery extending laterally beyond internal jugular vein

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satheesha B. Nayak ◽  
Surekha D. Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Internal Carotid Artery ◽  
Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Internal Carotid ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Thyroid Cartilage ◽  
External Carotid Artery ◽  
External Carotid ◽  
Large Loop ◽  
Male Cadaver

AbstractKnowledge of variations of the internal carotid artery is significant to surgeons and radiologists. The internal carotid artery normally runs a straight course in the neck. Its anomalies can lead to its iatrogenic injuries. We report a case of a large loop of the internal carotid artery in a male cadaver aged about 75 years. The common carotid artery terminated by dividing it into the external carotid artery and internal carotid arteries at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage. From the level of origin, the internal carotid artery coursed upwards, backwards and laterally, and formed a large loop behind the internal jugular vein. The variation was found on the left side of the neck and was unilateral. The uncommon looping of the internal carotid artery might result in altered blood flow to the brain and may lead to misperceptions in surgical, imaging, and invasive procedures.

scholarly journals Unilateral Linguofacial Trunk: A Rare Case Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-157
Author(s):  
Suma Dnyanesh ◽  
Shilpa Bhimalli ◽  
D. K. Dnyanesh ◽  
Daksha Dixit ◽  
Manisha More ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Anatomical Variations ◽  
External Carotid Artery ◽  
External Carotid ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
The Right

The common carotid arteries are the major source of blood supply to the region of head and neck. Normally external carotid artery gives eight branches in the region of neck. All of them arise independently as separate branches. In the present case, we found lingual and facial arteries arising from a common trunk i.e. linguofacial trunk from the front of external carotid artery on the right side. While on the left side, lingual and facial arteries were arising separately from external carotid artery. Such anatomical variations of external carotid artery are important for surgeons in surgeries of head and neck region and also for radiologists in the image interpretation of the face and neck region.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v1i3.8668 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 1(3) 2013 : 154-157

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