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Bilateral aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid artery presenting as vocal fold palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

J. Mathews
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Warrington, UK.
C. C. Yeong
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Warrington, UK.
K. T. V. Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Warrington, UK.
S. E. Kent
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Warrington, UK.

Abstract

Bilateral extracranial internal carotid aneurysms are very rare, though well documented. We report a case of bilateral extracranial internal carotid aneurysms presenting with vocal fold paralysis, which we believe to be the first.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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