TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Blunt carotid injury
JO  - Rozhledy v Chirurgii- Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti
A1  - Povýsil, P.
A1  - Slovácek, R.
A1  - Adámek, M.
A1  - Krupka, B.
SP  - 704
EP  - 707
VL  - 88
IS  - 12
N2  - Blunt injury of the carotid artery is uncommon but serious injury with high mortality and morbidity. The symptomatology may be inconspicuous, in other case a neurological deficit is present. The cause is mainly head hyperexstension and rotation, basal scull fracture, compression, blunt stroke. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by CT scan, CT angiography, MRI. In the therapy in present prevail heparin anticoagulation and endovascular stent implantation in some cases.<p />  <p>Language: cs</p>
LA  - cs
SN  - 0035-9351
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -