Post-traumatic Aneurysm of the Left Internal Carotid Artery

Treatment of Post Traumatic Internal Carotid Artery Pseudo Aneurysm with Intravascular Coil Embolization

Nitinol Stenting in Post-Traumatic Pseudo-Aneurysm of Internal Carotid Artery

Background: A pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) at its cervicl part, is a rare and often lethal complication after cervical trauma. The treatment of choice is anticoagulation. Patients with a contraindication for anticoagulation or those who do not improve with standard treatment, warrant either a surgical repair or stent placement. Stent placement posses both short and long t...

[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...

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...

Post-traumatic aneurysm of the left ventricle.

Three cases of left ventricular aneurysm secondary to external violence are reported. Each patient presented with a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle, following penetrating trauma in two instances and blunt trauma in the third instance. The interval between injury and diagnosis ranged from 5 months to 24 years. Two patients underwent successful resection of the aneurysm. Repair was not attem...