Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access
Prashant Moon*
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Krishna Hospital and Research Centre, India
*Correspondance to: Prashant Moon
Fulltext PDFPenetrating common carotid injuries are life threatening and requires urgent intervention. Early diagnosis of injury and prompt treatment is required to save life of the patient and prevent neurovascular damage due to ischemia to brain. We are presenting a case of penetrating carotid artery injury due to blast of an outdoor unit of AC while repairing. Here, we report on management of unilateral common carotid artery injury in zone II with Micro vascular repair technique using vein graft.
Carotid artery; Blast injury; Penetrating injury; Micro-vascular repair
Moon P. Management of Penetrating Carotid Artery Injury due to Blast in Hospital Premises. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019; 3(3): 1034..