Giant External Carotid Aneurysm: A Rare Cause of Dyspnoea, Dysphagia and Horner's Syndrome

We report a case of life-threatening giant external carotid artery (ECA) aneurysm. The 89-year-old patient presented with severe dyspnoea and dysphagia with Horner's syndrome and cluster headache. Surgical repair with ECA ligation and reconstruction of the internal carotid artery using a prosth...

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Published in:European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 2006-03, Vol.31 (3), p.335-335
Main Authors: de Donato, G., Giubbolini, M., Chisci, E., Setacci, F., Setacci, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We report a case of life-threatening giant external carotid artery (ECA) aneurysm. The 89-year-old patient presented with severe dyspnoea and dysphagia with Horner's syndrome and cluster headache. Surgical repair with ECA ligation and reconstruction of the internal carotid artery using a prosthetic PTFE graft was successfully performed. The compressive symptoms promptly resolved in the early post-operative period.
ISSN:1078-5884
1532-2165
DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.10.021