Craniofacial gunshot injuries: an unrecognised risk factor for blunt cervical vascular injuries?

Objectives: To review our institutional experience with cervical arterial injuries remote from the penetrating tract seen in the setting of craniofacial gunshot injuries.Methods: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained. Our institutional trauma registry was queried over a 5-year period for...

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Publicado en:European Radiology Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 1837 - 1844
Autores principales: Steenburg SD, Sliker CW, Steenburg, Scott D, Sliker, Clint W
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2012
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          Steenburg SD
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          Steenburg, Scott D
          Sliker, Clint W
        affil: Diagnostic Imaging Department, University of Maryland Medical Center and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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          Angiography Statistics and Numerical Data
          Carotid Arteries Injuries
          Facial Injuries Epidemiology
          Head Injuries Epidemiology
          Wounds, Gunshot Epidemiology
          Wounds, Nonpenetrating Epidemiology
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Comorbidity
          Facial Injuries Radiography
          Female
          Head Injuries Radiography
          Male
          Maryland
          Middle Age
          Prevalence
          Risk Factors
          Wounds, Gunshot Radiography
          Wounds, Nonpenetrating Radiography
          Young Adult
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Objectives: To review our institutional experience with cervical arterial injuries remote from the penetrating tract seen in the setting of craniofacial gunshot injuries.Methods: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained. Our institutional trauma registry was queried over a 5-year period for patients with cervical arterial injuries due to penetrating craniofacial gunshot wounds who underwent CT angiography. Imaging results and clinical notes were reviewed.Results: A total of 427 patients sustained gunshot wounds to the head, face and/or neck, of whom 222 underwent CT angiography yielding 56 patients with 78 vascular injuries. There were five internal carotid artery injuries remote from the wound tract. The incidence of these "indirect" cervical arterial injuries in our patient population was 1.2%, or 2.8% of patients who underwent CT angiography.Conclusions: The incidence of "indirect" cervical arterial injuries with craniofacial gunshot wounds is comparable to or slightly higher than those seen in pure blunt trauma. Screening patients with craniofacial gunshot injuries with CT angiography may yield unexpected cervical vascular injuries remote from the penetrating tract. The significance and optimal therapy of these injuries are unknown. Additional experience will be needed to determine the significance of "indirect" cervical arterial injuries in the setting of craniofacial gunshot wounds.
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