title: Extracranial infected carotid artery aneurysm.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA. chrisabularrage@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Abularrage
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Marlene L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Glenn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: LaMuraglia
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents