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Common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm formation following foreign body ingestion
N N Mathur1, Rupesh Raj Joshi, A Nepal
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.
Objective:
To report an unusual case of pseudoaneurysm formation following ingestion of a thin wire.
Method:
Case report, including management, and review of the world literature concerning pseudoaneurysm and its management.
Results:
A 15-year-old boy presented as an emergency with a two-week history of painful swallowing, and a one-week history of a progressively enlarging, right-sided swelling of the lower neck. A foreign body had been ingested two weeks previously. Radiological investigation showed a pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery. The neck was explored, the foreign body removed and the common carotid artery repaired. The patient was discharged on the 10th post-operative day without neurovascular complication.
Conclusion:
This is an unusual presentation of pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery following accidental ingestion of a foreign body, reported for its rarity and management.
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