title: [Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery following a peritonsillar abscess].
abstract: A pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery is a rare major complication of peritonsillar abscess. We present a 95-year-old women, who had a persistent bleeding from peritonsillar fossa after a routine tonsillectomy and ligation of the external carotid artery. Postoperative performed intraarterial angiography verify the diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Subsequent ligation of the internal carotid artery superior the bifurcation stops the hemorrhage. Review of literature demonstrate the importance of angiography in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Radiologische Diagnostik, Städt. Krankenhaus München-Schwabing.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krokenberger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hufen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Pseudoaneurysma der A. carotis interna nach Peritonsillarabszess.