1. Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula of the superficial temporal artery
- Author
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Maciej Mis, Grzegorz Miekisiak, Adam L. Sandler, and Adam Druszcz
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Iatrogenic injury ,business.industry ,Fistula ,Iatrogenic Disease ,Angiography, Digital Subtraction ,Superficial temporal artery ,medicine.disease ,Temporal Arteries ,Surgery ,Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Head Injuries, Closed ,medicine.artery ,Arteriovenous Fistula ,Temporal bone ,Oral and maxillofacial surgery ,medicine ,Humans ,Temporal artery ,Oral Surgery ,business - Abstract
The temporal artery courses superficially over the temporal bone and thus can be vulnerable to trauma. Although traumatic lacerations of this vessel are indeed common, trauma-induced arteriovenous fistulae involving the temporal artery are relatively rare. Arteriovenous fistulae caused by iatrogenic injury to the temporal artery are rarer still.We report a case of an ateriovenous fistula involving the superficial temporal artery which developed after surgical repair of trauma to the vessel following a blunt head injury. Ultimately, the lesion was successfully treated with complete excision.
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- 2008