Covered stent exclusion of blunt traumatic carotid artery pseudoaneurysm: case report and review of the literature.
Injury to the carotid artery from blunt trauma, when not lethal, will often go unrecognized. A 37-year-old male was the belted driver in a motor vehicle accident 15 years prior to presenting with intermittent left upper extremity parasthesias and weakness. A large, calcified distal right internal carotid artery (ICA) pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed and successfully excluded with a 7 x 30 mm covered stent.
Fusonie
Glenn E
GE
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA.
Edwards
John D
JD
Reed
Amy B
AB
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*