Traumatic aneurysm of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery: report of a case.
A case of traumatic aneurysm of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery is presented. Formation of the aneurysm was thought to be due to a direct injury to the wall of the internal carotid artery from a basal skull fracture of the anterior cranial fossa.
D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed