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RODRIGUEZ MONTERO, Enri et al. Usefulness of Doppler echography for the diagnosis of traumatic carotid thrombosis. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2015, vol.44, n.4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3046.

Carotid artery system traumas are rare and show high mortality rates. The case of right internal carotid artery thrombosis caused by a gunshot injury in the neck was presented in this report to show evidence of the usefulness of Doppler echography in the medical practice for the early diagnosis of these lesions in spite of the fact that literature highlights angiography, nuclear magnetic resonance and angioresonance as the imaging studies of choice. This case confirmed that carotid thrombosis due to trauma has low incidence but it can not be ignored in the cervical región traumas. For these reasons, the neurological complications stemming from artery occlusion are frequent and Doppler echography turned to be very useful for the early diagnosis of this illness in a patient.

Palabras clave : carotid thrombosis; doppler echography; nuclear magnetic resonance; angiography.

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