EJVES Extra
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e16-e18 , February 2010

Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Mycotic Aneurysm: A Case Report

  • D.K. Papadimitriou

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2310963243.
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  • N. Kamargiannis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • G.A. Pitoulias

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • A. Pournaras

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • E. Christakoudi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • I.N. Vlachakis

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 31 October 2009.

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    MR tomography shows the pseudoaneurysm (left) and MR angiogram of carotid arteries (right). The arrow indicates the neck of the saccular pseudoaneurysm and the external compression of the left interna

    MR tomography shows the pseudoaneurysm (left) and MR angiogram of carotid arteries (right). The arrow indicates the neck of the saccular pseudoaneurysm and the external compression of the left internal carotid lumen that was misdiagnosed as tight atherosclerotic ulcerated stenosis.

  • Image Result
    Light microscope pathological examination (hematoxyllin–eosin stained, ×100) of the pseudoaneurysm's wall, consisted from inflammatory infiltrated fibroblastic tissue (Fibr) in close relation with the

    Light microscope pathological examination (hematoxyllin–eosin stained, ×100) of the pseudoaneurysm's wall, consisted from inflammatory infiltrated fibroblastic tissue (Fibr) in close relation with the surrounding adipose tissue (Ad). Thr indicates the presence of endoluminal thrombus.

PII: S1533-3167(09)00038-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.10.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e16-e18 , February 2010

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