Hemorrhage from a previously undemonstrated intracranial aneurysm as a late complication of carotid artery ligation. Case report.
A case is reported in which the patient underwent ligation of the common carotid artery as treatment for a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Nine years later a second subarachnoid hemorrhage occurred form a new or previously undemonstrated intracranial aneurysm. Recannulation of the ligated carotid artery was demonstrated by arteriography. Similar cases are cited from the literature.
D000328:Adult; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008026:Ligation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*