title: Covered stent-graft treatment of a postoperative common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysms are rare cases resulting from trauma, mycotic infection, head and neck carcinomas or complications related to their treatment. Trauma is the most common cause of carotid artery pseudoaneurysms. They can also present after surgery, most commonly following endarterectomy, which is a rare cause with an estimated incidence of 0.3-0.6%.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 26-year-old male patient was admitted with swelling in his left neck after left carotid endarterectomy. Angiography confirmed pseudoaneursym in the left carotid bulb and it was treated successfully with two heparin-bonded covered stent grafts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular treatment of carotid pseudoaneurysms with covered stent-grafts is a safe and efficient method providing definitive arterial reconstruction. But series with longer follow-up periods are needed to evaluate patient compatibility to lifelong antiplatelet theraphy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Celtikci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canyigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidiroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hekimoglu
keywords: Carotid Artery Injuries; Drug-Eluting Stents; Endovascular Procedures