Surgical Experience of Carotid Pseudoaneurysm.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.5.905
- Author:
Dong Ik KIM
1
;
Se Ho HUH
;
Young Soo DO
;
Sung Wook SHIN
;
Jin Hyun JOH
Author Information
1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Irwon-dong, Kang nam-gu, Seoul, Korea. dikim@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carotid artery;
pseudoaneurysm;
Pruitt-Inahara shunt;
occlusion balloon catheter
- MeSH:
Adult;
Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula/*surgery;
Human;
Male;
Vascular Surgical Procedures
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(5):905-907
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition that is caused by various types of arteritis, trauma and infectious causes. Generally, a pseudoaneurysm may be difficult to treat surgically when dissecting the paraaeurysmal fibrotic dense inflammatory tissues. The surgical management of a peudoaneurysm of the carotid artery involves a risk of nerve and arterial injury. This paper reports the repair of a carotid artery pseudoaneurysm after the proximal and distal control of the internal carotid artery using a Pruitt-Inahara shunt (P-I shunt) and the distal control of the external carotid artery using a small sized occlusion balloon catheter.
