title: Symptomatic internal carotid artery dissecting pseudoaneurysm: endovascular treatment by stent-graft.
abstract: Dissecting pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a usually benign complication of spontaneous ICA dissection. We report a case in which pseudoaneurysm volume enlarged progressively and new clinical symptoms developed 9 months following disease onset. Placement of a coronary stent-graft resulted in immediate complete resolution of clinical symptoms and radiologic restoration of normal flow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. sam.heye@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heye
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maleux
authors.forename: Rik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vandenberghe
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media