BACKGROUND Acute celiac artery(CA)injuries are extremely rare but potentially life-threatening and are more often caused by a penetrating injury rather than a blunt injury.The clinical manifestation of CA injuries is ...BACKGROUND Acute celiac artery(CA)injuries are extremely rare but potentially life-threatening and are more often caused by a penetrating injury rather than a blunt injury.The clinical manifestation of CA injuries is usually atypical,which easily causes missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.Currently,there are only a few reports of acute traumatic occlusion of CA.The CA artery gives off branches to dominate the liver,stomach.and spleen;however,occluded CA did not cause significant organ ischemia,and the compensatory blood flow from the superior mesenteric artery(SMA)played a pivotal role.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we report two cases of acute CA occlusion secondary to severe blunt trauma.Case one was a 19-year-old male,suffered from a motorcycle crash.He complained of dyspnea,and the closed drainage was performed soon after the hemopneumothorax was confirmed by ultrasound.Computed tomography(CT)scan revealed hemopneumothorax,multiple rib fractures,right scapular fracture,and liver rupture.Reexamination with contrast-enhanced CT suggested perihepatic fluid was significantly increased,and CA was occluded.Because the hepatic hemorrhage is associated with hepatic artery injury,the CA was retrogradely opened through the SMA,and then,the right hepatic artery was embolized with coils successfully through the conventional pathway.Stent implantation was not performed,and the CA occlusion was managed by conservative treatment.A follow-up CT scan 3 mo after discharge showed the origin of CA remained occluded.Case two was a 37-year-old man,suffered injury from fall from height.He complained of lower back and bilateral heel pain.Contrast-enhanced CT examination revealed multiple rib fractures,bilateral pneumothorax,fourth lumbar(L4)vertebral burst fracture,and pelvic fractures.Furthermore,a small high-density mass in a lesser peritoneal sac and in front of the abdominal aorta was detected.The reexamination 14 h after admission showed the CA was occluded.The patient was conservatively treated.The symptoms of nausea after meals disappeared about 4 wk later,and abdominal distension was significantly relieved after 6 wk.The abdominal CT angiography at 60 d showed that the CA thrombus was not recanalized.CONCLUSION Patients with CA occlusion will have different clinical manifestations,and the dominant organ will not have obvious ischemia.Conservative treatment is safe,and the patient’s symptoms will be improved with the establishment of collateral circulation.展开更多
目的:研究颞浅动脉额支、面神经额支的行程和颞下颌关节的位置,探讨三者的解剖学关系,为颧面部缩小手术中设计耳颞部辅助切口提供解剖学依据。方法:对14例防腐成人尸体(28侧)和2例新鲜成人尸体(4侧)头部标本进行解剖,建立坐标系观察并...目的:研究颞浅动脉额支、面神经额支的行程和颞下颌关节的位置,探讨三者的解剖学关系,为颧面部缩小手术中设计耳颞部辅助切口提供解剖学依据。方法:对14例防腐成人尸体(28侧)和2例新鲜成人尸体(4侧)头部标本进行解剖,建立坐标系观察并测量颞浅动脉额支、面神经颞支的走向和颞下颌关节位置,并分析三者关系。结果:①在耳屏点X轴和眉外端B作X轴平行线之间,颞浅动脉额支总走行在面神经额支后上方,面神经额支走向角度与颞浅动脉额支基本一致。在耳屏点与眉外端上方30m m处(TE)连线的区域以下为面神经额支分布区域,在该连线的垂直方向上可获得面神经额支最上支与颞浅动脉之间最远距离为(22.32±9.16)m m,分布范围在耳上基点前(32.68±7.53)m m;②颞下颌关节盘前缘距关节结节止点距离为(3.40±0.75)m m,在耳屏点前(18.60±3.60)m m。结论:在TE连线后上方,无血管搏动的发际内作平行TE连线的切口,可有效避免神经血管损伤;在关节结节止点前至少5 m m的距离外(约耳屏前25 m m处)截骨,避免进入颞下颌关节腔内损伤关节盘。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Acute celiac artery(CA)injuries are extremely rare but potentially life-threatening and are more often caused by a penetrating injury rather than a blunt injury.The clinical manifestation of CA injuries is usually atypical,which easily causes missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.Currently,there are only a few reports of acute traumatic occlusion of CA.The CA artery gives off branches to dominate the liver,stomach.and spleen;however,occluded CA did not cause significant organ ischemia,and the compensatory blood flow from the superior mesenteric artery(SMA)played a pivotal role.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we report two cases of acute CA occlusion secondary to severe blunt trauma.Case one was a 19-year-old male,suffered from a motorcycle crash.He complained of dyspnea,and the closed drainage was performed soon after the hemopneumothorax was confirmed by ultrasound.Computed tomography(CT)scan revealed hemopneumothorax,multiple rib fractures,right scapular fracture,and liver rupture.Reexamination with contrast-enhanced CT suggested perihepatic fluid was significantly increased,and CA was occluded.Because the hepatic hemorrhage is associated with hepatic artery injury,the CA was retrogradely opened through the SMA,and then,the right hepatic artery was embolized with coils successfully through the conventional pathway.Stent implantation was not performed,and the CA occlusion was managed by conservative treatment.A follow-up CT scan 3 mo after discharge showed the origin of CA remained occluded.Case two was a 37-year-old man,suffered injury from fall from height.He complained of lower back and bilateral heel pain.Contrast-enhanced CT examination revealed multiple rib fractures,bilateral pneumothorax,fourth lumbar(L4)vertebral burst fracture,and pelvic fractures.Furthermore,a small high-density mass in a lesser peritoneal sac and in front of the abdominal aorta was detected.The reexamination 14 h after admission showed the CA was occluded.The patient was conservatively treated.The symptoms of nausea after meals disappeared about 4 wk later,and abdominal distension was significantly relieved after 6 wk.The abdominal CT angiography at 60 d showed that the CA thrombus was not recanalized.CONCLUSION Patients with CA occlusion will have different clinical manifestations,and the dominant organ will not have obvious ischemia.Conservative treatment is safe,and the patient’s symptoms will be improved with the establishment of collateral circulation.
文摘目的:研究颞浅动脉额支、面神经额支的行程和颞下颌关节的位置,探讨三者的解剖学关系,为颧面部缩小手术中设计耳颞部辅助切口提供解剖学依据。方法:对14例防腐成人尸体(28侧)和2例新鲜成人尸体(4侧)头部标本进行解剖,建立坐标系观察并测量颞浅动脉额支、面神经颞支的走向和颞下颌关节位置,并分析三者关系。结果:①在耳屏点X轴和眉外端B作X轴平行线之间,颞浅动脉额支总走行在面神经额支后上方,面神经额支走向角度与颞浅动脉额支基本一致。在耳屏点与眉外端上方30m m处(TE)连线的区域以下为面神经额支分布区域,在该连线的垂直方向上可获得面神经额支最上支与颞浅动脉之间最远距离为(22.32±9.16)m m,分布范围在耳上基点前(32.68±7.53)m m;②颞下颌关节盘前缘距关节结节止点距离为(3.40±0.75)m m,在耳屏点前(18.60±3.60)m m。结论:在TE连线后上方,无血管搏动的发际内作平行TE连线的切口,可有效避免神经血管损伤;在关节结节止点前至少5 m m的距离外(约耳屏前25 m m处)截骨,避免进入颞下颌关节腔内损伤关节盘。
