Intrapetrous intracavernous fusiform aneurysm of the internal carotid artery.
I report the computed tomographic and angiographic findings in a patient with an intracavernous intrapetrous fusiform aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The patient presented with a third nerve palsy and was treated successfully by surgical "trapping" of the aneurysm. A review of the literature reveals one report of a similar case.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed