title: Bilateral aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid artery presenting as vocal fold palsy.
abstract: Bilateral extracranial internal carotid aneurysms are very rare, though well documented. We report a case of bilateral extracranial internal carotid aneurysms presenting with vocal fold paralysis, which we believe to be the first.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Warrington, UK. john.mathews@virgin.net
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yeong
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D015607:Stents; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery