Abstract
Penetrating injuries of the internal carotid artery at the base of the skull often require permanent or transient occlusion of the injured vessel during repair. Extracranial-intracranial bypass (EC-IC) was employed in five patients to insure adequate cerebral perfusion during cervical exploration. Preoperative neurologic deficits were noted in three patients; two demonstrated complete reversal following EC-IC. This experience suggests that EC-IC can maintain adequate cerebral perfusion during repair of internal carotid injuries and allow selective revascularization of patients with neurologic deficit and carotid occlusion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 365-369 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine