Carotico-jugular fistula following a ballistic injury

2012

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DOI 10.5505/tjtes.2012.02603
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Abstract

Karotiko-juguler fistüller ateşli silah, kesici alet yaralanması sonucu veya iyatrojenik olabilir.Geç dönemde kalp yetersizliği, endokardit veya serebral embolizasyon gibi komplikasyonlarla ortaya çıkabilir.Bu yazıda nadir görülen karotiko-juguler fistülde bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) anjiyografinin tedaviyi planlamaya katkısı ve görüntüleme bulgusu sunuldu.Otuz beş yaşında erkek hasta sağ servikal bölgeden ateşli silah yaralanmasıyla merkezimize ikinci saatte sevk edildi.Fiziksel incelemede sağ sternokleidomastoid kası yakınında hematom ve çıkış deliği, şiddetli üfürüm ve tril tespit edildi.Doppler ultrasonografi (USG) ve BT anjiyografi ile tanı konuldu.Cerrahi yaklaşım ile 6 mm politetrafloroetilen kullanılarak karotis artere, 12 mm Dacron greft ile de juguler vene interpozisyon yapıldı.Fistül traktı kapatıldı.Ameliyat sonrası altıncı ayda Doppler USG yapılan hasta antiagregan tedavi ile sorunsuz izlenmektedir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Balistik yaralanma; bilgisayarlı tomografi anjiyografi; karotiko-juguler fistül.Carotico-jugular fistulae are known complications of gunshot injuries and stab wounds, but they can be iatrogenic.Untreated, these lesions may lead to heart failure, endocarditis, or cerebral embolization.We present the computerized tomography (CT)-angiographic view and its value in the treatment strategy in carotico-jugular fistula.A 35-yearold male was referred in the second hour of a ballistic injury to the right side of the neck.Physical examination revealed hematoma, exit hole and thrill on the right sternocleidomastoid muscle.Diagnosis was confirmed with Doppler ultrasound and CT angiography.Surgical interposition with 6 mm polytetrafluoroethylene for the carotid artery and with 12 mm Dacron for the internal jugular vein was performed.The fistulous tract was ligated.In the postoperative sixth month, Doppler ultrasound was normal and the patient was on antiaggregant therapy and healthy.