An Unusual Case of Kinking Common Carotid Artery.
- Author:
See Young PARK
1
;
Bum Jo JUNG
;
Jung Wook SHIN
;
Min Seog KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jbj07@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Common carotid artery;
Kinking
- MeSH:
Carotid Arteries;
Carotid Artery, Common;
Humans;
Ischemic Attack, Transient;
Neck;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroidectomy;
Tracheostomy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(10):911-913
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An abnormal course of carotid artery may surprise surgeons during surgery and result in an transient ischemic attack or other ischemic symptoms. We report an unusual case of kinking in the common carotid artery located below the right thyroid lobe, which was found during a total thyroidectomy in a 74-years old patient. We emphasize in this case how important it is to palpate the neck before surgeries such as tracheostomy, thyroid surgery and so on.
