Brain abscess formation: A delayed complication of carotid blowout syndrome treated by self-expandable stent-graft

Feng Chi Chang*, J. F. Lirng, S. K. Tai, C. B. Luo, M. M.H. Teng, C. Y. Chang

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Abstract

A patient with hypopharyngeal cancer developed carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) treated by self-expandable stent-graft in the left carotid artery. CT scan for progressive right hemiparesis 4 months later showed multiple left cerebral abscesses and left carotid thrombosis. Although deployment of stent-grafts for CBS can achieve initial hemostasis in patients with head-and-neck cancer, the placement of a stent-graft in a field of necrosis and infection is associated with poor long-term outcome. We recommend the use of prophylactic antibiotics if endovascular foreign materials are placed in a contaminated field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1543-1545
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology
Volume27
Issue number7
StatePublished - Aug 2006

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