title: [Surgical treatment of extracranial carotid aneurysms].
abstract: The incidence of aneurysm ranges from 0.1 to 3.7 of all carotid artery diseases requiring surgery. The aim of the study was to describe our personal experience with the surgical therapy of aneurysms of the carotid artery. Over the period from 1980 to 2000 we observed 19 aneurysms of the extracranial carotid tract in 17 patients. Eleven patients were subjected to surgical treatment (M/F: 2:1; mean age: 59 years). The sizes of the lesion ranged from 2 to 5.5 cm. The locations of the lesions were: common carotid 5; internal carotid 4; bifurcation 4. A shunt was utilised in one patient. No mortality was recorded. In 2 patients there was a transitory central neurological deficit, and in 4 patients a transitory peripheral neurological deficit. A definitive peripheral deficit was recorded in one patient (9%). The authors recommend prompt surgical treatment, in view of the low morbidity and almost total absence of mortality.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Vascolare.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Santo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jovane
authors.forename: Vittorio Ugo
authors.initials: VU
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malara
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pazzano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santamaria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Il trattamento chirurgico degli aneurismi delle arterie carotidi extracraniche.