Surgical Treatment of a Spontaneous Rupture of a Giant Common Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A case report

Authors

  • Heinz Georg Hiller Clinica El Rosario

Abstract

Primary atherosclerotic aneurysms of the carotid artery are extremely are. Most cases are due to atherosclerotic disease, pseudoaneurysms secondary to neck trauma or previous surgery and mycotic aneurysms. Vascular surgeons will very likely encounter only 2 or 3 of these aneurysms in their professional life as surgeons. Although rare, these aneurysms pose a significant risk to the patient, due to embolisation of the thrombus, neurological complications, compression of adjacent neck structures and, more rarely, rupture from infection and previous surgery.

The following case report describes the presentation and surgical treatment of a spontaneously ruptured gigantic common carotid artery aneurysm.

 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.30.1.8

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Heinz Georg Hiller, Clinica El Rosario

Cirujano Vascular

Clinica El Rosario

Director Científico

Grupo de Investigación de Enfermedades Vasculares CES

Published

2016-07-01

How to Cite

Hiller, H. G. (2016). Surgical Treatment of a Spontaneous Rupture of a Giant Common Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A case report. CES Medicina, 30(1), 78–84. Retrieved from https://revistas.ces.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/3576

Issue

Section

Reporte de caso
Article metrics
Abstract views
Galley vies
PDF Views
HTML views
Other views