Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm. A case report.
A patient with an asymptomatic, right-sided internal carotid artery aneurysm is reported. The entity was accurately located and diagnosed pre-operatively by utilizing a duplex ultrasonographic scanner. Treatment comprised aneurysmectomy and restoration of arterial continuity by autogenous venous grafting. The patient recovered without the occurrence of any sequelae.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male