RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cervical internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm following stab injury
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 90
OP 92
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Jalal Vahedian
A1 Ali Marashi
A1 Zakieh A. Vahedian
YR 2005
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/90.abstract
AB Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of injury to the head and neck, which has been traditionally managed by an open surgical repair to avoid the occurrence of devastating cerebral strokes. Their treatment presents a challenge because of the risk of serious neurological events. This report presents a case of a stab penetrating injury to the left upper neck (Monson’s zone-III), which resulted in ipsilateral seventh and twelfth cranial nerve palsy and contra lateral hemiparesis, and false aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. After excision of the aneurysm, the internal carotid artery was ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient remains free of symptoms.