INTRODUCTION: The authors present their case of direct intracranial carotid artery repair in an infant. CASE REPORT: An 11-week-old infant with a nondisplaced left-sided parietal fracture sustained in a motor vehicle collision was found to have a traumatic aneurysm of the distal right internal carotid artery. CONCLUSION: This was successfully treated with operative direct repair as a favorable alternative to attempted endovascular treatment, which carried the risk of interruption of the anterior choroidal artery.
INTRODUCTION: The authors present their case of direct intracranial carotid artery repair in an infant. CASE REPORT: An 11-week-old infant with a nondisplaced left-sided parietal fracture sustained in a motor vehicle collision was found to have a traumatic aneurysm of the distal right internal carotid artery. CONCLUSION: This was successfully treated with operative direct repair as a favorable alternative to attempted endovascular treatment, which carried the risk of interruption of the anterior choroidal artery.
Authors: Y Van Raay; S Darteyre; F Di Rocco; J Goodden; M Papouin; F Brunelle; C Sainte-Rose; M Zérah Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2009-04-21 Impact factor: 1.475
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