Carotid traumatic aneurysm treated by detachable balloon.
The authors report the case of a young man who developed a large infraclinoid carotid aneurysm following a blunt head injury and presented with epistaxis. The aneurysm was occluded by a detachable balloon resulting in a good recovery.
Crandon
I W
IW
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Teasdale
E
E
Galbraith
S L
SL
Hadley
D M
DM
D000293:Adolescent; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography