Abstract
Incidence of extracranial carotid aneurysm is rare and represents a challenge to treatment strategy. Two patients presented to us a couple of years apart with pulsatile neck swellings. We propose that the extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysm was as a result of direct extension from tuberculous lymphadenitis and discuss the management of these patients.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, False / microbiology*
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Aneurysm, False / therapy
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Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
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Aneurysm, Infected / therapy
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Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
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Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery Diseases / microbiology*
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Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
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Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery, Common / microbiology*
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Carotid Artery, Common / surgery
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Female
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Hoarseness / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / complications*
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / diagnostic imaging
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / therapy