Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2911410 | EJVES Extra | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a case of life-threatening giant external carotid artery (ECA) aneurysm. The 89-year-old patient presented with severe dyspnoea and dysphagia with Horner's syndrome and cluster headache. Surgical repair with ECA ligation and reconstruction of the internal carotid artery using a prosthetic PTFE graft was successfully performed. The compressive symptoms promptly resolved in the early post-operative period.
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Authors
G. de Donato, M. Giubbolini, E. Chisci, F. Setacci, C. Setacci,