Injury to the Extrasellar Portion of the Internal Carotid Artery during Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Case Report

Injury to the Extrasellar Portion of the Internal Carotid Artery during Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Case Report

BackgroundInjury to the internal carotid artery (ICA) during endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS) is a serious complication with a risk of mortality. ICA injury during ETSS usually occurs during intrasellar manipulations and rarely occurs in the extrasellar portion. Several hemostatic procedure...

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Main Authors: Shinichiro Teramoto, Shigeyuki Tahara, Yasuo Murai, Shun Sato, Yujiro Hattori, Akihide Kondo, Akio Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
internal carotid artery injury
extrasellar portion
hemostatic procedure
pituitary and parasellar tumor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.895233/full

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