Eagle Syndrome: A Unique Cause of Carotid Bleeding

Thirsa D Michiels; Martijn S Marsman; Andy van Veen; Patrick W H E Vriens; Gert-Jan Lauret; Jan M M Heyligers

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.026

Eagle Syndrome: A Unique Cause of Carotid Bleeding

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Mar 18;2(3):449-453. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.026. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Thirsa D Michiels¹, Martijn S Marsman¹, Andy van Veen^{1

2}, Patrick W H E Vriens¹, Gert-Jan Lauret¹, Jan M M Heyligers¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Abstract

Eagle syndrome is a rare aggregate of symptoms caused by an elongated styloid process. We present the unique case of bilateral vascular Eagle syndrome in a patient who experienced a unilateral acute swelling due to bleeding at the level of the right internal carotid artery. This complication has never been described before. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; carotid bleeding; cervical hematoma; eagle syndrome; elongated styloid process; internal carotid artery.

Publication types

Case Reports