Progressive hematoma in anterior neck after endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysm

Yilbas A. A., Kanburoglu Ç., ÜZÜMCÜGİL F., Cifci C., Saralp O. O., Karagoz H., ...More

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.68, no.2, pp.194-196, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjan.2016.12.003
  • Journal Name: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.194-196
  • Keywords: Superior thyroid artery, Cervical hemorrhage, Airway obstruction, Aneurysm endovascular treatment
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Cervical hematomas can lead to airway compromise, a life threatening condition, regardless of the cause. The following case is the first presentation of cervical hematoma as a complication of endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysm.