Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Study

Authors

Ashley Ashley Kanefsky, RDMS, Thomas Jefferson University
Jessica McGettigan, Thomas Jefferson University
Traci B. Fox, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

5-30-2013

Comments

Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Vascular Ultrasound annual meeting in San Francisco, California.

Abstract

A 60 year old male arrived at the emergency department after losing consciousness. CT showed he demonstrated a right hemispheric embolic stroke with a middle cerebral artery distribution. Upon further investigation, the patient was found to have a right common carotid artery aneurysm that extended about 1 cm from the carotid bifurcation into the internal carotid artery. The patient underwent carotid artery reconstruction with the use of his right great saphenous vein.

This case demonstrates an unusual form of cerebral embolization due to a internal carotid artery aneurysm.

Recommended Citation

Ashley Kanefsky, RDMS, Ashley; McGettigan, Jessica; and Fox, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, Traci B., "Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Study" (2013). Department of Radiologic Sciences Faculty Papers. Paper 6.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rsfp/6