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Endovascular treatment for pseudoaneurysm after carotid blowout syndrome
- Source :
- Journal of Neurocritical Care, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 115-118 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- The Korean Neurocritical Care Society, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Pseudoaneurysms of the carotid artery are rare and can be both a cause and consequence of carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) in patients with head and neck cancer. Surgical or endovascular treatment approaches may be useful for managing this condition. Case Report A 55-year-old man presented with a pulsatile mass surrounding the carotid bifurcation in the neck. He reported a history of CBS that occurred as a surgical complication while removing a benign neck cyst. Additionally, he reported a history of laryngeal cancer that underwent complete remission after surgery and radiotherapy. The mass was diagnosed as a pseudoaneurysm. Surgical treatment proved challenging owing to the patient’s history of neck surgery and radiotherapy; therefore, stent-graft deployment was performed and the absence of pulsations was checked through the neck mass. Conclusion Endovascular treatment may be a useful therapeutic strategy in cases of post-CBS pseudoaneurysm in patients undergoing surgery and/or radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
Details
- Language :
- English, Korean
- ISSN :
- 20050348 and 25081349
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Neurocritical Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f8cd2b2fadd64e13bf00d89d3310e51f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18700/jnc.200026