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POST-TONSILLECTOMY MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE OF THE INTERNAL
CAROTID ARTERY: ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT
Bahaa Arefai , Cristina Pantoja, Jennifer Berjon, Juan Carlos Flores, Vicente Martin, Benet Gómez.
Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain.
LINC 2016
Disclosure
Speaker name: BAHAA AREFAI
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I do not have any potential conflict of interest
PATIENT • 60 Year old female • Obesity, OSAS, depression and GER • Tonsillectomy in another center • Hemorrhage • Up to 4.5 hours calmping time.
Angiography
Results
Results
Conclusion
Iatrogenic lesion of internal carotid artery during tonsillectomy, is a rare and exceptional complication with a very challenging treatment. Endovascular approach has given us an excellent result, being less invasive than open surgery controlling the bleeding and restoring carotid flow.
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POST-TONSILLECTOMY MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE OF THE INTERNAL
CAROTID ARTERY: ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT
Bahaa Arefai , Cristina Pantoja, Jennifer Berjon, Juan Carlos Flores, Vicente Martin, Benet Gómez.
Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain.
LINC 2016