" Mixed " trauma to the carotid artery in a mixed martial arts injury - A case report and review of the literature

We present the case of a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage fighter who presented to the emergency department with a right sided common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm as a result of a neck trauma at an MMA event. We discuss the management of blunt force neck trauma, differential diagnosis, imaging findings and review the literature on blunt cerebrovascular injury following blunt force injury to the neck.
Source: Journal of Radiology Case Reports - Category: Radiology Source Type: research