Abstract

GAITAN, Jimmy Alejandro  and  PUENTES-MANOSALVA, Fabián Eduardo. Vertebral artery lesion secondary to penetrating cervical trauma by stabbing. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.4, pp.311-315. ISSN 2011-7582.

Colombia is a country affected by violence, and this scourge strikes in varying degrees in all the states of the nation. Within the field of cervical trauma, vertebral artery injury is rare as compared with other injuries; however, it is a problem for which we must have high regard for its difficult diagnosis and surgical approach. The aim of this article was to review the scientific literature and to report a case treated at the Hospital de Caldas in the city of Manizales, Colombia.

Keywords : vertebral artery; wounds and injuries; vascular injuries; vascular surgical procedures.

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