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Large extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery treated surgically — case report
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Abstract
Aneurysms of the extracranial segment of the internal carotid artery may be treated with open or endovascular surgery with the use of the covered stent. This paper presents an exceptionally large (50 × 40 × 33 mm) aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery treated with open surgery.
Abstract
Aneurysms of the extracranial segment of the internal carotid artery may be treated with open or endovascular surgery with the use of the covered stent. This paper presents an exceptionally large (50 × 40 × 33 mm) aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery treated with open surgery.
Keywords
extracranical internal carotid artery, carotid aneurysm, surgical treatment
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Large extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery treated surgically — case report
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Case report
Pages
23-27
Published online
2016-09-29
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Acta Angiologica 2016;22(1):23-27.
Keywords
extracranical internal carotid artery
carotid aneurysm
surgical treatment
Authors
Rafal Rylski
Jaroslaw P. Miszczuk
Anna Szarnecka-Sojda
Edyta Szczygieł