Open AccessSurgical Experience of Carotid Pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Dong Ik Kim,
SoYoung Huh,
Young Soo,
Sung Wook Shin,
Jin Hyun Joh
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.5.905
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , external carotid artery , shunt (medical) , carotid arteries , surgery , internal carotid artery , radiology , occlusion , balloon , aneurysm
An extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition that is caused by various types of arteritis, trauma and infectious causes. Generally, a pseudoaneurysm may be difficult to treat surgically when dissecting the paraaneurysmal fibrotic dense inflammatory tissues. The surgical management of a peudoaneurysm of the carotid artery involves a risk of nerve and arterial injury. This paper reports the repair of a carotid artery pseudoaneurysm after the proximal and distal control of the internal carotid artery using a Pruitt-Inahara shunt (P-I shunt) and the distal control of the external carotid artery using a small sized occlusion balloon catheter.