Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Peritonsillar Abscess
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Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Peritonsillar Abscess
The extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm (EICAA) is an uncommon arterial lesion. Patients typically present with neurologic symptoms resulting from impaired cerebral perfusion and compression symptoms of cranial nerves. Often EICAA presents as a pulsatile neck mass, which is otherwise asymptomatic. We present a case of an 84-year-old female, who was initially referred to the Emergency ...
متن کامل[Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm].
INTRODUCTION Extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery is an exceptional finding. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old woman consulted for a peritonsillar mass. Physical examination revealed a parapharyngeal pulsatile mass in the oropharynx. Computed tomography (CT) provided the diagnosis of extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm. Endovascular or surgical treatment were declined. Anti...
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Dr. Joacil Carlos da Silva – Rua Agenor Lopes 424/701 51021-110 Recife PE Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Aneurysms located at nonbranching sites in the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) were originally characterized, in 1986, as aneurysms protruding from the dorsal wall of the ICA, but they are also known as blood blisterlike aneurysms (BBLA) or ICA anterior wall aneurysms. ...
متن کاملGiant 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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Otolaryngology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6765,2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2015/389298