Traumatic internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm mimicking sphenoid sinus tumor

Rhinology. 2007 Dec;45(4):332-4.

Abstract

Massive epistaxis following blunt craniofacial trauma should alert clinicians to possible traumatic internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm. This article describes a case of a 46-year-old female patient with traumatic ICA pseudoaneurysm presenting similar to a sphenoid sinus mass lesion. Massive bleeding occurred during the endoscopic procedure. Brain angiography revealed two lobulated ICA pseudoaneurysms over a cavernous segment. The patient successfully underwent endovascular stent assisted coil embolization. Timely diagnosis and treatment of the ICA psuedoaneurysm produced a favourable outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Carotid Artery, Internal*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skull Fractures / surgery
  • Sphenoid Sinus*