Percutaneous Closure of a Large-Bore Carotid Arteriotomy Using a Collagen-Based Vascular Plug

Radoslaw Parma1, Radoslaw Gocol2, Joanna Nawara-Skipirzepa1

  • 1Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Ziolowa 47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland.

Life (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 27, 2026
PubMed
Summary

This case study shows that collagen-based vascular closure devices can successfully manage large carotid artery injuries from central venous catheterization. This percutaneous approach offers a viable option in complex surgical scenarios.