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Traumatic Bilateral ECCA Injury in a Roller Coaster Enthusiast

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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Vascular and trauma surgeons have seen a marked increase in the incidence of traumatic injury of the ECCA. Making the diagnosis is straightforward, but requires a high index of suspicion. This patient's injury is from hyperextension/flexion trauma that occured from repetitive rides on roller coasters.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Kurt R. Stahlfeld & Hootan C. Roozrokh

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  1. Kurt R. Stahlfeld
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Stahlfeld, K., Roozrokh, H. Traumatic Bilateral ECCA Injury in a Roller Coaster Enthusiast. Ann Vasc Surg 16, 505–508 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-001-0180-y

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