Post-Tracheostomy Vascular Injury to the Anomalous Thymic Branch Managed by Endovascular Coiling.

Nirmalya Ray Chirag Kamal AhujaAjay KumarNaresh PandaParamjeet Singh

Published in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2021)

The emergency physicians should be aware of this rare variation of thymic artery while performing tracheostomy. Ultrasound as point-of-care device may help mitigate these complications. Endovascular embolization is a minimally invasive and effective management option for an injured arterial branch from a tracheostomy.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
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magnetic resonance imaging
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aortic dissection
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