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Transverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection

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Pseudoaneurysm formation in the transverse cervical artery, post radical neck dissection, leading to massive hemorrhage, is a rare but life threatening occurrence. We report a patient with pseudoaneurysm of transverse cervical artery, post salvage radical neck dissection, presenting with recurrent and significant hemorrhage after 3 weeks of surgery. A pseudoaneurysm involving transverse cervical artery was revealed by digital subtraction angiography and treated by endovascular coil embolization.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Anup Singh, Rajeev Kumar & Prem Sagar

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Ashu Seith Bhalla & Ankur Goyal

  3. ENT Office, Room No. 4057, 4th Floor, Teaching Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Rajeev Kumar

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Singh, A., Kumar, R., Bhalla, A.S. et al. Transverse Cervical Artery Pseudoaneurysm: An Unusual Delayed Complication of Radical Neck Dissection. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71 (Suppl 1), 348–351 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1305-8

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