Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804905 | Trauma Case Reports | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Traumatic celiac artery injuries are rare and highly lethal with reported mortality rates of 38-62%. The vast majority are caused by penetrating trauma with only 11 reported cases due to blunt trauma (Graham et al., 1978; Asensio et al., 2000, 2002). Only 3 of these cases were complete celiac artery avulsions. Management options described depend upon the type of injury and have included medical therapy with anti-platelet agents or anti-coagulants, endovascular stenting, and open ligation. We report a case of a survivor of complete celiac artery avulsion from blunt trauma managed by open bypass.
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Authors
Matthew D. Kronick, Andrew R. Doben, Marvin E. Morris, Ronald I. Gross, Amanda Kravetz, Jeffry T. Nahmias,