TRAUMATIC ANEURYSM OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID-ARTERY - A LATE FINDING PRESENTING AS A MASS IN THE SPHENOID SINUS

Authors
RAMOS A TOBIO R LEY E NOMBELLA L SANZ R
Citation
A. Ramos et al., TRAUMATIC ANEURYSM OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID-ARTERY - A LATE FINDING PRESENTING AS A MASS IN THE SPHENOID SINUS, American journal of neuroradiology, 17(2), 1996, pp. 222-225
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956108
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
222 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(1996)17:2<222:TAOTIC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We describe a case of a traumatic aneurysm of the cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery in a patient who had had craniofacial tra uma 12 years before, MR and CT revealed a mass in the sphenoid sinus t hought to be unrelated to the patient's symptoms. Carotid angiography gave the correct diagnosis.