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Gargantuan internal carotid artery aneurysm-a surgical challenge.

Ashutosh Kumar PandeyShivanesan PitchaiHarishankar Ramachandran NairP M Vineeth Kumar
Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms are a rarely reported entity. Here, we describe an unusually large internal carotid artery aneurysm in a 76-year-old female, with progressive enlargement and history of thromboembolic event. She was managed successfully with an open repair and common carotid artery to internal carotid artery bypass.
Keyphrases
  • internal carotid artery
  • middle cerebral artery
  • coronary artery
  • multiple sclerosis
  • abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • atrial fibrillation