Open surgical and endovascular treatment of extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms

Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2009 Sep;21(3):181-5. doi: 10.1177/1531003509347383. Epub 2009 Dec 3.

Abstract

Internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms are rare. The symptoms are related to cerebral embolization, local compression and rupture. Options for treatment include open surgery or endovascular treatment with a covered stent. We report a case of a 67 year old woman with bilateral idiopathic internal carotid artery aneurysms, found during the diagnostic evaluation for an episode of syncope. The right ICA aneurysm was treated with resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the ICA. There were no perioperative complications. Six months later the patient underwent endovascular repair of left carotid artery aneurysm with a covered stent. There were no complications in postoperative period. Treatment options for ICA aneurysms are surgical or endovascular, depending of size, location and anatomic relation to surrounding structures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aneurysm / complications
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / pathology
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / pathology
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Stents*
  • Syncope / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures*