TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound diagnosis of an internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a young child
AU - Biron, Adi
AU - Berkowitz, Robert G.
AU - Bekhit, Elhamy K.
AU - Rose, Elizabeth A McI
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery is a rare complication of deep neck space infection. It carries a high mortality rate even when treated appropriately. We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery in a 2-year-old child who had a neck infection without an associated abscess. The diagnosis was not obvious on MRI but was confirmed by ultrasonography. This was successfully managed by angiographic embolization, followed by antibiotic and anticoagulant treatment. The combination of MRI and ultrasonography, without the use of invasive or radiation techniques, was sufficient for the diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery.
AB - Pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery is a rare complication of deep neck space infection. It carries a high mortality rate even when treated appropriately. We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery in a 2-year-old child who had a neck infection without an associated abscess. The diagnosis was not obvious on MRI but was confirmed by ultrasonography. This was successfully managed by angiographic embolization, followed by antibiotic and anticoagulant treatment. The combination of MRI and ultrasonography, without the use of invasive or radiation techniques, was sufficient for the diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery.
KW - Aneurysm
KW - Doppler ultrasound
KW - Embolization
KW - Neck space infection
KW - Pseudoaneurysm
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.06.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 16949680
AN - SCOPUS:33749581476
SN - 0165-5876
VL - 70
SP - 1975
EP - 1979
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
IS - 11
ER -