Post-traumatic dissecting aneurysm of extracranial internal carotid artery: endovascular treatment with stenting

Traumatic internal carotid dissection occurs frequently in motor vehicle ac cidents, typically extracranially, close to the skull base. Dissection may lead to stenosis or occlusion of the vessel, possibly with a pseudoaneurysm , symptoms ranging from neck pain to neurological deficits. In symptomatic patients and in cases of pseudoaneurysm, when conservative medical treatmen t fails, surgery or endovascular treatment are indicated. We report a post- traumatic dissecting aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery s uccessfully treated with stenting via a transfemoral approach.