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