Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery: A Case Report
- Author:
Dong il KIM
1
;
Byung soo PARK
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Dae Jung KIM
;
Youn Joo JUNG
;
Sang Su LEE
;
Hyuk Jae JUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mycotic aneurysm; Carotid artery; Carotid artery aneurysm
- MeSH: Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysm, False; Aneurysm, Infected; Carotid Arteries; Carotid Artery, Common; Debridement; Emergencies; Humans; Inflammation; Neck; Necrosis; Pharyngitis; Physical Examination; Rupture; Staphylococcus aureus
- From:Vascular Specialist International 2018;34(2):48-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Mycotic aneurysms of the common carotid artery (CCA) are very rare and warrant surgical treatment to prevent rupture and death. A 89-year-old man who complained of a sore throat and swelling of the right side of neck. He had no history of trauma or neck infection. Physical examination revealed hard and pulsatile mass. Computed tomography showed initially pseudoaneurysm rupture on the right CCA with surrounding inflammation. The emergency operation revealed mycotic aneurysm rupture with CCA necrosis and was successfully done by wide debridement and carotid artery resection with interposition bypass. The resected tissue and blood culture grew growth of Staphylococcus aureus group. We report a rare case of mycotic aneurysm of right CCA that treated by bypass interposition.
