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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2021; 05(02): 110-113
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740341
Case Report

Endovascular Management of Internal Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Pediatric Deep Neck Space Infection: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Rengarajan Rajagopal 
1   Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
,
Smily Sharma 
1   Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
,
Meenu Bagarhatta
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, SMS Medical College & Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Sarbesh Tiwari
1   Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
,
Rajeev Bagarhatta
3   Department of Cardiology, SMS Medical College & Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) are rare in children. Main causes include trauma, iatrogenic causes, and neck space infection. Prompt diagnosis and management is vital, in view of life-threatening complications like fatal airway hemorrhage and stroke. Endovascular management has currently become the preferred treatment strategy due to its minimally invasive nature and lower complication rates. We report a rare case of mycotic pseudoaneurysm of extracranial ICA in a 4-year-old child as a complication of neck space infection, which was successfully managed with endovascular parent artery occlusion.

Keywords

complicated tonsillitis - internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm - coil embolization


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Article published online:
06 January 2022

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