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Post-traumatic asymptomatic saccular aneurysm of the internal carotid artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. R. R. Vanlierde
M. J. R. R. Vanlierde*
Affiliation:
Cape Town, South Africa
*
M. J. R. R. Vanlierde, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory, Cape Town, R.S.A.
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Abstract

A patient presented with mild upper airway obstruction after being shot from behind through the neck and soft palate. Two days later he developed palsies of the IXth to XIIth cranial nerves inclusive on the traumatised side. These palsies resolved spontaneously after three weeks. Further investigation revealed the presence of a saccular aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The internal carotid artery was ligated after gradual closure for three days using a Preston clamp.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 115 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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