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A Case of Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery Presented with Upper Airway Obstruction

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Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms account for only 1% of all arterial aneurysms and therefore they are quite rare pathology. Patients with those aneurysms present with a pulsatile neck mass, neurological events such as a stroke and a cranial nerves dysfunction due to compression effects. Because of the high risk of a rupture and thromboembolic events, it is recommended to repair these aneurysms either utilizing open surgical or endovascular approach. This report details a case of a female patient with a common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm presented with upper airway obstruction. Tracheotomy was performed as a lifesaving procedure. We opted for an endovascular management because of the existing tracheostomy that could complicate surgical approach. Pseudoaneurysm was successfully managed with an endovascular deployment of self-expanding stent graft.

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  1. Department of Surgery, General Hospital Varazdin, Ivana Mestrovica 1, 42000, Varazdin, Croatia

    Maja Vizjak, Dino Strlek & Maja Ljubotina

  2. Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Avenija Gojka Šuška 6, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Danijel Cvetko

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Contributions

Maja Vizjak: conceptualization, project writing and management, defining the study, extensive literature search, performing the study, practical work, operative work, acquisition, manuscript writing, editing and reviewing of the manuscript.

Dino Štrlek: conceptualization, project writing and management, defining the study, extensive literature search, performing the study, practical work, operative work, manuscript writing, editing and reviewing of the manuscript.

Danijel Cvetko: project writing and management, defining the study, performing the study, practical work, operative work, manuscript writing, editing and reviewing of the manuscript.

Maja Ljubotina: project writing and management, extensive literature search, performing the study, practical work, operative work, acquisition, manuscript writing, editing and reviewing of the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Maja Vizjak.

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The authors, Maja Vizjak, Dino Strlek, Danijel Cvetko et Maja Ljubotina, declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Vizjak, M., Strlek, D., Cvetko, D. et al. A Case of Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery Presented with Upper Airway Obstruction. Indian J Surg 83, 1564–1566 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02662-5

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