1. Giant Carotid Artery Aneurysm
- Author
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Andrew Dalton, Stuart Suttie, Amy M. Walter, Matthew Casey, Graeme Guthrie, Murray Flett, and John Nagy
- Subjects
Carotid Artery Diseases ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Carotid arteries ,Neck mass ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Carotid artery aneurysm ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Text mining ,medicine ,Humans ,Saphenous Vein ,cardiovascular diseases ,Aged ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Peripheral ,Carotid Arteries ,Treatment Outcome ,cardiovascular system ,Surgery ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Aneurysm, Infected ,Carotid Artery, Internal - Abstract
Carotid artery aneurysms account for 4% of peripheral aneurysms and may present as a neck mass, with hemispheric ischaemic symptoms, or with symptoms secondary to local compression. This case explores the presentation, investigations and management of a presumed mycotic common carotid artery aneurysm in a 77-year-old male, which was repaired using end-to-end interposition vein graft using long saphenous vein. This report discusses the aetiology, presentation and surgical management for carotid artery aneurysms, as well as focusing on that of the rare mycotic carotid artery aneurysm.
- Published
- 2021