Diagnosis and management of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery: case report and review of the literature.
Injury to the carotid artery can occur in the setting of blunt and penetrating trauma. Such injury can result in pseudoaneurysm formation. We present a case of posttraumatic common carotid pseudoaneurysm (PTCP) that was diagnosed and treated 2 months after a motor vehicle accident and review the literature on the presentation, diagnosis, and management of PTCP.
Magge
Deepa
D
Section of Vascular Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Farber
Alik
A
Vladimir
Felix
F
Woodson
Jonathan
J
Collins
Kathryn
K
Shaw
Palma
P
Gibbons
Gary
G