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Emergency endovascular treatment of a life-threatening hemorrhage from traumatic rupture of the left extracranial vertebral artery

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Hemorrhagic complications from transection of cervical arteries in blunt traumas are rare. We report a case of potentially fatal hemorrhage from rupture of the left vertebral artery in a closed trauma, successfully treated by endovascular injection of glue. Endovascular embolization may be considered as an alternative to surgical exploration in the treatment of traumatic lesions of vertebral arteries.

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  1. Servizio di Neuroradiologia, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, I-20 132 Milano, Italy e-mail: simionato.franco@hsr.it Tel. + 39(2)26 43 27 26 Fax + 39(2)26 43 30 11, , , , , , IT

    F. Simionato, C. Righi & G. Scotti

  2. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan, Italy, , , , , , IT

    P. Silvani & G. Torri

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  1. F. Simionato
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Received: 31 March 1999/Final revision received: 6 July 1999/Accepted: 14 July 1999

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Simionato, F., Righi, C., Silvani, P. et al. Emergency endovascular treatment of a life-threatening hemorrhage from traumatic rupture of the left extracranial vertebral artery. Intensive Care Med 25, 1177–1179 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340051033

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