Endovascular Treatment for Carotid Blowout Syndrome after Radiation: A Case Report

Roger Rodrigues, JoÃ

Abstract

Carotid blowout syndrome is one of the most complex bleeding complications that may occur in head and neck cancers patients. The purpose of this paper is to report the clinical manifestations and endovascular management of a case of patient with neck malignancies and a history of radiotherapy. The patient underwent immediate covered stent deployment which resulted in the successful control of bleeding.

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