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Penetrating vertebral artery injury treated by combining the “zone” approach and imaging tests: A case report |
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| Authors: | Ryo Ichibayashi Ginga Suzuki Yoshimi Nakamichi Saki Yamamoto Hibiki Serizawa Masayuki Watanabe Masashi Harada Naoyuki Harada Mitsuru Honda |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Critical Care Center, Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital, Ota‐ku Japan ; 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital, Ota‐ku Japan |
| Abstract: | Patients with vertebral artery injury from penetrating neck trauma may not present with signs of vascular injury because of anatomical characteristics and concomitant conditions, such as hypothermia and shock. If patients are hemodynamically stable, imaging tests should be performed to examine the posterior components, including the vertebral artery. |
| Keywords: | penetrating injury vertebral artery injury zone approach |