The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1979 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryCerebrovascular SurgeryTrauma NeurosurgeryVascular SurgeryAneurysm SurgeryCarotid Artery DiseaseCarotid Artery SurgeryTraumatic Intracranial HemorrhageTraumatic Vascular InjuryVascular TraumaBlunt Cerebrovascular InjuryBlunt Vascular InjuryBlunt Vascular TraumaCerebral Aneurysm RuptureCommon Carotid ArteryTraumatic Arterial InjuryTraumatic Cerebral Vascular InjuryVascular Injury After Head Trauma
A case of false aneurysm of the common carotid artery after blunt trauma is described. We found seven other such cases in the literature. The literature is reviewed and it is concluded that this rare injury should be operated on as soon as the diagnosis has been made. Lateral excision and arteriorrhaphy, or aneurysm resection in larger lesions, are recommended.