title: [Monstrous extracranial aneurysm of the carotid artery].
abstract: Differential diagnosis of uncertain swelling of the neck has a limited number of possibilities. Thyreoideal processes, lymphatic adenomatosis and abscesses are in most of these cases prevent. However, vascular diseases should be also considered. It is current practice to perform a sonography, completed by computertomography for establishing a diagnosis. If vascular disease is suspected also an angiography is indicated. During the diagnostic procedure we discovered a major aneurysm of the left external carotid artery. The aneurysm was resected and vascular continuity restored by PTFE patchplasty. In case of tumorous processes of the neck extracranial aneurysms of the carotid artery have to be included into the differential diagnosis in order to guarantee adequate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Halloul
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lippert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Monströses extrakranielles Aneurysma der Arteria carotis.