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Endovascular treatment of an open cervical fracture with carotid artery tear

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The dilemma of how to treat penetrating wound injuries to the neck, which involve a combination of a common carotid artery rupture and a cervical spinal fracture, is presented in this case report.

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  1. Vascular Surgery Unit, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    Misha Witz, Ali Shnaker & Jonathan Lehmann

  2. Spinal Care Unit, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    Reuven Gepstein & Shay Shabat

  3. Department of General Surgery A, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    Haim Paran

  4. Department of Radiology, Unit of Invasive Radiology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    Igal Gryton

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Witz, M., Gepstein, R., Paran, H. et al. Endovascular treatment of an open cervical fracture with carotid artery tear. Eur Spine J 15 (Suppl 5), 650–652 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0182-0

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