Internal Carotid Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Tortuosity after Tonsillectomy: A Case Report

Eleftherios S. Xenos; Nathan Orr; Joseph Valentino

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1324737

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 2012; 21(03): 159-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1324737

Case Report

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Internal Carotid Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Tortuosity after Tonsillectomy: A Case Report

Eleftherios S. Xenos

¹Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

,

Nathan Orr

¹Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

,

Joseph Valentino

²Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

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Abstract

We present a patient who was found to have an internal carotid pseudoaneurysm 3 years after tonsillectomy and chemoradiation for tonsillar cancer. Ha also had severe tortuosity of both internal carotid arteries. The lesion was in an anatomically challenging location, but an endoluminal approach was not feasible because of the extreme tortuosity. He underwent open repair with resection of the pseudoaneurysm and direct anastomosis with good results.

Keywords

carotid tortuosity - pseudoaneurysm - carotid radiation

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