[Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery following a tonsil biopsy: endovascular repair with covered stent].
Evaluation and management of peritonsillar masses require specific attention because of their relationship to vital neighboring anatomical structures. A 57-year-old woman developed pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery following a biopsy taken at another center from a mass in the left tonsillar region. She was treated by a multidisciplinary approach and an endovascular covered stent was implanted under local anesthesia in the left internal carotid artery. No recurrence was detected in the neck and the patient was asymptomatic in the postoperative second year.
Cağici
Can Alper
CA
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey. ccagici@hotmail.com
Kizilkiliç
Osman
O
Yavuz
Haluk
H
Oğuzkurt
Levent
L
Giray
Semih
S
Ozlüoğlu
Levent
L
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents