Giant aneurysm of the petrous internal carotid artery: diagnosis and treatment

J Laryngol Otol. 1998 Feb;112(2):196-8. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100140307.

Abstract

We report the case of a giant fusiform aneurysm of the petrous internal carotid artery in a 15-year-old patient who had presented with headache, hearing loss and Horner's syndrome. Definitive radiological diagnosis was made by non-invasive imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). The aneurysm was obliterated by endovascular balloon occlusion following successful tolerance of test occlusion of the internal carotid artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm / therapy
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed