Surgical resection is the only option for the treatment of carotid body tumor. The tumor is characterized by its hypervascularity and adherence to the carotid artery. Neurovascular injuries have been a well known surgical complication during the procedure. We experienced a case of carotid artery injury during the resection of carotid body tumor and which was reconstructed with interposition graft using autogenous vein. Vascular injury as a complication during the resection of carotid body tumor was reviewed.
Carotid Arteries ; Carotid Artery Injuries ; Carotid Body Tumor ; Carotid Body ; Transplants ; Vascular System Injuries ; Veins

To observe the therapeutic effects of iv Lipo-prostaglandin E1 for the patients with Buerger's disease, 16 patients presenting severe peripheral ischemic symptom were enrolled and prospectively assessed the efficacy of Lipo-PGE1 after 4 weeks of iv bolus injection of Lipo-PGE1. Pain relief, reduction of ulcer size, change of ankle brachial index and change of toe pressure measured with photoplethysmography were assessed as end points of therapeutic efficacy. After 4 weeks of treatment, 69.2% of patients revealed pain relief, 33.3% revealed reduction of ulcer size (>50%), 18.8% revealed increased ankle brachial index (>0.15), and 18.8% revealed increased toe pressure. The side effects of iv bolus Lipo-prostaglandin E therapy was minimal.
Alprostadil ; Ankle Brachial Index ; Humans ; Photoplethysmography ; Prospective Studies ; Thromboangiitis Obliterans ; Toes ; Ulcer