title: Primary internal carotid artery aneurysm in a 15-year-old male: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms are a rare entity in the adult population. Very little information is known in the pediatric population. We present a case of a 15-year-old male with an isolated internal carotid artery aneurysm and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: lopezd2@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarac
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorenz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects