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Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm in a child: a diagnostic and surgical challenge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. L. James ,
S. O'Malley  and
C. A. Milford
A. L. James*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Oxford, UK.
S. O'Malley
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes General Hospital, Oxford, UK.
C. A. Milford
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Milton Keynes and Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: A. L. James, F.R.C.S., Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE.
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Abstract

This paper reports the presentation and management of an extra-cranial internal carotid artery aneurysm in a 15-year-old male. To our knowledge there is no previous report of a similar case in childhood.

Keywords

AneurysmCarotid artery, internalSurgery, operative
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 4 , April 1999 , pp. 373 - 375
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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