Magnetic resonance demonstration of the effect of carotid artery ligation for a giant internal carotid artery aneurysm: case report.
Ligation of the carotid artery remains an accepted treatment for unclippable giant carotid artery aneurysms. Post-operative evaluation is commonly made subsequently by CT scan and angiography, the latter involving an invasive procedure. This paper describes the magnetic resonance (MR) appearance of a traumatic giant terminal carotid artery aneurysm treated by common carotid ligation. MR appears to be the imaging technique of choice for follow-up of giant aneurysms of the terminal carotid artery treated by carotid ligation, the accuracy of delineation of the aneurysm and its content surpassing that of the CT scan.
Kawauchi
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Gough-Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital, London, UK.
Symon
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008026:Ligation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male