title: Carotid artery erosion in a 4-year child.
abstract: The carotid erosion occurs most commonly in patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and is associated with high mortality. We report a case of carotid blow out in a 4-year-old child who presented with massive parapharyngeal space abscess. The common carotid artery (CCA) was ligated and child recovered without any neurological sequel.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Ishwar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.forename: Saket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx; D016896:Treatment Outcome