J Neurocrit Care.  2023 Dec;16(2):125-126. 10.18700/jnc.230027.

Detection of neck hematoma after carotid endarterectomy by chest X-ray

• Seo MJ
• Jeong JH

• KMID: 2549493
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18700/jnc.230027

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  Fig. 1. (A) Chest X-ray taken before carotid endarterectomy (CEA) shows normal findings. (B) Chest X-ray taken during dyspnea after CEA shows soft tissue swelling (black arrow) with tracheal deviation (white arrow). (C) Chest X-ray taken the day after intubation shows aggravation of soft tissue swelling (black arrow).

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  Fig. 2. (A) Neck computed tomography (CT) taken after intubation shows tracheal deviation (white arrows) due to hematoma formation (yellow arrowheads) around the carotid vessels. (B) Neck CT taken 10 days later shows resorption of hematoma and improvement in tracheal deviation.

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