A case of enlargement of the giant internal carotid aneurysm following common carotid ligation.

Giant aneurysm of the internal carotid artery.

A 40 year male presented with sudden loss of consciousness. There was history of progressive loss of vision in the right eye and dull pain in the right temporal region. He was subjected to a CT scan of the head. Plain CT scan (Fig. 1) shows a 6.8x6.6x6.0 cm heterogenous SOL with a well defined calcified rim and irregular hypodense areas in the right fronto-temporoparietal region causing mass ef...

Report of a Variation of the Right Common Carotid Artery

Carotid artery is the most important artery that carries the major part of the blood supply to the head and neck. The branching of the common carotid artery usually occurs at the upper edge of the thyroid cartilage. The placement of carotid sinus has also increased its importance in this area. Considering the clinical importance of knowledge about carotid artery variations, this case is reporte...

Giant aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery.

Aneurysm of the extracranial internal artery is a rare condition with incidence of 0.8-1% of all aneurysms. It can give rise to serious complications like; haemorrhage due to rupture, stroke and thrmboembolism. Its treatment is technically challenging. One such case of giant aneurysm of extracranial internal carotid artery was found in a 70 years old lady. The aneurysm was treated by proximal a...

[Giant petrous carotid aneurysm].

We present the case of a 22-year old male patient with no history of interest, who attended consultation due to holocranial headache, with no nausea, vomiting, photophobia or focality, of 6 months’ duration. The patient also presented rhinorrhoea and night time snoring. The otoneurolaryngological examination was normal except for bilateral papillary oedema and palpebral ptosis. A cranial CT sca...

Surgical treatment of giant extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm.