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J Neurol Surg Rep 2016; 77(02): e102-e105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584282
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Cavernous Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following a Radical Cavernous Sinus Resection

Miki Katzir
1   Department of Neurosurgery, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
,
Ziv Gil
2   Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
,
José Enrique Cohen
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
Gill Efraim Sviri
1   Department of Neurosurgery, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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23 December 2015

18 April 2016

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20 June 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Iatrogenic cavernous carotid pseudoaneurysms are a special group among other intracranial aneurysms. They can occur during the dissection phase of the surgery if the tumor encases a vessel. Complications of their rupture as hemorrhage or stroke are life threatening. Early recognition and treatment is mandatory to avoid catastrophic sequelae. We present the successful diagnosis and endovascular treatment of a postoperative cavernous carotid pseudoaneurysm following radical cavernous sinus resection.

Keywords

pseudoaneurysm - cavernous sinus - endovascular - stent - aneurysm - rhabdomyosarcoma
 

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