CAROTID-ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM AS A COMPLICATION OF ECMO

Authors
JACOBS JP GOLDMAN AP CULLEN S ROCCO D SAMANLI U MACRAE DJ ELLIOTT MJ
Citation
Jp. Jacobs et al., CAROTID-ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM AS A COMPLICATION OF ECMO, Annals of vascular surgery, 11(6), 1997, pp. 630-633
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Peripheal Vascular Diseas","Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Annals of vascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
08905096
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
630 - 633
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5096(1997)11:6<630:CPAACO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Any pulsatile neck mass after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECM O) must be viewed as a pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery until prov en otherwise. Prompt diagnosis is necessary utilizing ultrasound. Angi ography may not be necessary. Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm requires u rgent surgical intervention to prevent catastrophic hemorrhage. The ut ilization of cardiopulmonary bypass may facilitate safe repair.