title: [A case of treatment on traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal carotid artery occurred epistaxis].
abstract: We reported a case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal carotid artery accompanied by skull base fracture, for which Guglielmi detachable coil(GDC) embolization surgery was very effective for recovery. A 53-year-old man met a traffic accident and was admitted to our hospital with blindness and epistaxis accompanied with shock. Balloon occlusion test showed a positive sign of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal carotid artery, and under the diagnosis GDC embolization surgery was performed on six days after the onset. The patient has completely recovered and keeps his wellness untill now after six months from the surgery except for loss of left eye vision. We believe that the endovascular surgery using stents will become the prime modality for treatment of traumatic pseudoaneurysm in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuroi Municipal Hospital, 2515-1 Kuno, Fukuroi-shi, Shizuoka 437-0061, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harano
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged