We present a case of an 85-year-old woman with a 40-year history of progressive bilateral
sensorineural hearing loss. Imaging studies demonstrated bilateral pseudoaneurysms of the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The petrous and cavernous segments of the extradural
internal carotid artery take a complex course through the skull base before entering the …

Pseudoaneurysms of the intracranial internal carotid artery may occur in the setting of
carotid artery dehiscence, due to trauma, invasive tumors, or as a complication of surgery …

DISCUSSION Most petrous carotid aneurysms are large and fusiform and are thought to be
congenital in origin [4]. Other recognized causes include trauma, middle ear sepsis and …

A 60-year-old man presented with a rare case of pseudoaneurysm in the petrous internal
carotid artery (ICA) caused by chronic otitis media manifesting as right otorrhagia after the …

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 …

Objectives Pseudoaneurysms of the carotid artery are a rare but serious cause of epistaxis.
They can be rapidly life-threatening. Usually resulting of a surgery or a traumatism …

Aneurysms of the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery are quite rare lesions. The
case of a 60-year-old man who showed recurrent spontaneous otorrhagia caused by a …

We report a child with a giant upper cervical internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm
presenting with dysphagia, respiratory distress and a sentinel mild epistaxis, then massive …

Aneurysms of the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery are rare lesions. One case is
reported here and 18 others have been found in the literature. These lesions usually arise in …