Surgical management of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms.
Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms are uncommon and not much is known about them. The purpose of this study is to report the authors' surgical experience and present a review of this entity. This single institution experience shows that resection of these aneurysms and restoration of flow can be accomplished using a number of surgical techniques with relatively low morbidity and mortality. Endovascular techniques are also increasingly being considered in the repair of these aneurysms, although long-term data from such techniques are not currently available.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand. anwarc@adhb.govt.nz
Anwar S
AS
Choudhary
Richard J
RJ
Evans
Dilip K
DK
Naik
Ramesh K
RK
Tripathi
Janaka K
JK
Wickremesekera
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*