Common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm formation following foreign body ingestion.
OBJECTIVE
To report an unusual case of pseudoaneurysm formation following ingestion of a thin wire.


METHODS
Case report, including management, and review of the world literature concerning pseudoaneurysm and its management.


RESULTS
A 15-year-old boy presented as an emergency with a two-week history of painful swallowing, and a one-week history of a progressively enlarging, right-sided swelling of the lower neck. A foreign body had been ingested two weeks previously. Radiological investigation showed a pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery. The neck was explored, the foreign body removed and the common carotid artery repaired. The patient was discharged on the 10th post-operative day without neurovascular complication.


CONCLUSIONS
This is an unusual presentation of pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery following accidental ingestion of a foreign body, reported for its rarity and management.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.
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Rupesh Raj
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Nepal
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Rauniyar
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D000293:Adolescent; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male