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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. C. Coley ,
A. Clifton  and
J. Britton
S. C. Coley*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London SW20 0NE.
A. Clifton
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London SW20 0NE.
J. Britton
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London SW20 0NE.
*
Address for correspondence: S. C. Coley, Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Copse Hill, Wimbledon, London SW20 0NE. Fax: 0181-725-4613
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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.

Keywords

AneurysmCarotid artery, internalHorner's syndrome
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 196 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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