Delayed rupture of common carotid artery following rugby tackle injury: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Common Carotid Artery (CCA) is an uncommon site of injury following a blunt trauma, its presentation with spontaneous delayed rupture is even more uncommon and a rugby tackle leading to CCA injury is a rare event. What makes this cas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abbas Saleh, Thakore Nainoor, Vanniasingham Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/14