title: Internal carotid artery aneurysms in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.
abstract: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by café au lait macules, neurofibromas, and iris hamartomas. Internal carotid artery aneurysms rarely affect patients with NF-1 but may be associated with rupture or neurologic complications. We report a 42-year-old female patient with NF-1 and a bilobed right internal carotid artery aneurysm extending to C2. The aneurysm was excised with high exposure of the carotid artery and reconstruction was performed using saphenous vein graft. We review the literature relevant to internal carotid aneurysms associated with NF-1.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. oderich.gustavo@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onkendi
authors.forename: Mahsa Bidgoli
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.forename: Gustavo S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Oderich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058017:Vascular Grafting