Extracranial internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Aug;69(8):1135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.03.001.

Abstract

Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms are very uncommon entities. We present the case of a young girl who was transferred to our institution after development of a neck mass after Quincy tonsillectomy. The literature on extracranial carotid artery aneurysms is reviewed and reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / surgery
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Angiography
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
  • Carotid Artery Injuries / complications
  • Carotid Artery Injuries / etiology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal*
  • Child
  • Drainage / adverse effects
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neck / blood supply
  • Neck / surgery
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed