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Spontaneous carotid artery aneurysms.

R Nair1, J V Robbs, N G Naidoo

  • 1Metropolitan Vascular Service, Department of Surgery, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.

The British Journal of Surgery
|February 15, 2000
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Spontaneous carotid artery aneurysms, often non-atherosclerotic, present a surgical challenge. Operative intervention for these aneurysms yields good results, with ligation being well-tolerated.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Arterial Diseases
  • Infectious Disease Pathology

Background:

  • Spontaneous carotid artery aneurysms are rare and typically non-atherosclerotic.
  • This study focuses on a cohort of patients treated in an academic vascular unit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the characteristics and outcomes of patients with spontaneous carotid artery aneurysms.
  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of surgical interventions for these aneurysms.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 29 patients treated between 1990 and 1998.
  • Analysis of patient demographics, aneurysm location, etiology, management, and outcomes.
  • Histological and microbiological examination of aneurysm tissues.

Main Results:

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  • All patients were Black South Africans; 25 aneurysms involved the common carotid artery.
  • Etiologies included tuberculous arteritis (10), HIV-related arteritis (4), Takayasu's arteritis (2), and atherosclerosis (3).
  • Surgical management was successful in most cases, with ligation being well-tolerated; one death from infarction occurred.

Conclusions:

  • Carotid aneurysms pose significant surgical challenges but are treatable with good outcomes.
  • Surgical intervention, including ligation, is effective for predominantly non-atherosclerotic carotid aneurysms.