Highlights the use of emergent endovascular treatment for managing life-threatening carotid blowout syndrome in a patient with prior irradiation.
Carotid blowout syndrome is a rare but life-threatening complication in heavily treated head and neck cancer patients whose outcome depends on early diagnosis and prompt intervention. This report describes the case of a patient with prior irradiation who underwent emergent endovascular treatment after rupture of a 2.9cm external carotid artery branch pseudoaneurysm.
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