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Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery: a forgotten complication of tonsillitis?
M G Watson1, A S Robertson, I R Colquhoun
1ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery is an uncommon but potentially lethal complication of tonsillar or peritonsillar sepsis, which appears to have occurred more frequently prior to the introduction of penicillin. Management of such a case is discussed, and a literature review presented.