title: Endovascular exclusion of an external carotid artery pseudoaneurysm using a covered stent.
abstract: Aneurysmal lesions of the external carotid artery are extremely rare. A case is presented of a 3.8 cm right external carotid artery pseudoaneurysm treated by transluminal exclusion using an endovascular stent-graft. Following stent-graft placement, complete occlusion of the aneurysmal sac and main vessel lumen patency was successfully demonstrated. This report demonstrates the technical feasibility of utilizing stent-grafts to treat aneurysmal lesions involving the external carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, CB#7212, 2145 Bioinformatics Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7212, USA.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Riesenman
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mauro
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency