Extracranial infected carotid artery aneurysm.
Infected aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries are rare. This is a case report of a 63-year-old female who developed an infected internal carotid artery aneurysm due to group B Streptococcus ten days after a dental procedure. She was successfully treated with excision of the aneurysm and common to internal carotid artery bypass with greater saphenous vein.
Abularrage
Christopher J
CJ
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA. chrisabularrage@yahoo.com
Crawford
Robert S
RS
Durand
Marlene L
ML
LaMuraglia
Glenn M
GM
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003442:Crowns / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents