Bilateral Extracranial Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery: A Case Report

Bilateral Extracranial Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery A Case Report

The authors report a case study of a 78-year-old man with a bilateral extracranial atherosclerotic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The patient was treated surgically with resection of the aneurysm and restoration of the flow with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft. The postoperative per...

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Published in:Vascular surgery Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 225 - 228
Main Authors: Bemelman, M., Donker, D. N. J., Ackerstaff, R. G. A., Moll, F. L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01-05-2001
Westminster
Sage Publications, Inc
Subjects:
Aged
Aneurysms
Atherosclerosis
Biological and medical sciences
Carotid artery
Carotid Artery Diseases - surgery
Carotid Artery, Internal - surgery
Complications and side effects
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Physiological aspects
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
United States
Human
Nervous system diseases
Internal carotid
Pathophysiology
Prosthesis
Treatment efficiency
Aneurysm
Cardiovascular disease
Bilateral
Exploration
Extracranial
Arterial disease
Vascular disease
Case study
Pathology
Treatment
Surgery
Technique
Cerebrovascular disease
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Summary:The authors report a case study of a 78-year-old man with a bilateral extracranial atherosclerotic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The patient was treated surgically with resection of the aneurysm and restoration of the flow with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft. The postoperative period was uneventful. Histologic tests demonstrated almost complete destruction of the elastin fibers. The potential hazards of an aneurysm of the internal carotid artery indicate that surgical treatment is warranted.
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ISSN:0042-2835
DOI:10.1177/153857440103500311