Endovascular repair of spontaneous common carotid pseudoaneurysm with covered stent graft

Extracranial carotid pseudoaneurysms are rare. They commonly occur secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma and rarely of spontaneous etiology. Rupture is one of the fatal complications; hence, surgical or endovascular treatment is warranted. We report a case of spontaneous common carotid pseudoaneu...

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Published in:Indian journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 2020-01, Vol.7 (1), p.80-82
Main Authors: Chaudhari, Hemant, Motukuru, Vishnu, Anand, Vivek, Sumanthraj, K, Rodney, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
covered stent-graft
extracranial carotid
pseudoaneurysm
spontaneous
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Summary:Extracranial carotid pseudoaneurysms are rare. They commonly occur secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma and rarely of spontaneous etiology. Rupture is one of the fatal complications; hence, surgical or endovascular treatment is warranted. We report a case of spontaneous common carotid pseudoaneurysm in a middle-aged female, which was successfully treated with a covered stent-graft.
ISSN:0972-0820
2394-0999
DOI:10.4103/ijves.ijves_52_19