title: Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries.
abstract: Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries are unusual; they present difficulties in diagnosis and may cause death or cerebrovascular accidents in a majority of patients. This report describes three different types of aneurysm of the carotid arteries and their presentation and discusses their management.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male