title: Giant aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery.
abstract: Aneurysm of the extracranial internal artery is a rare condition with incidence of 0.8-1% of all aneurysms. It can give rise to serious complications like; haemorrhage due to rupture, stroke and thrmboembolism. Its treatment is technically challenging. One such case of giant aneurysm of extracranial internal carotid artery was found in a 70 years old lady. The aneurysm was treated by proximal and distal ligation of the internal carotid artery and excision of the aneurysm with excellent postoperative recovery and early follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Unit-II1 Combined Military Hospital/Army Medical College, Rawalpindi. ahmishwani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmad Hussain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mishwani
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haleem
authors.forename: Khalid Amjad
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kiani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans