title: Giant aneurysm of the petrous internal carotid artery: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: We report the case of a giant fusiform aneurysm of the petrous internal carotid artery in a 15-year-old patient who had presented with headache, hearing loss and Horner's syndrome. Definitive radiological diagnosis was made by non-invasive imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). The aneurysm was obliterated by endovascular balloon occlusion following successful tolerance of test occlusion of the internal carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Coley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed