title: A case of aneurysm and kinking of the extracranial internal carotid artery.
abstract: Aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid arteries are rare. They may provoke symptoms of adjacent neurovascular structure compression, cerebral embolization, or rupture. An 81-year-old woman was found to have a saccular aneurysm of 2.2 cm in diameter in the left internal carotid with concomitant kinking. She underwent resection of the aneurysm and the kinked arterial area, followed by end-to-end anastomosis of the internal carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: Mafalda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massara
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lentini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans