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Mang OuYang1, Xiaofei Huang1, Yang Wang2
1Nanchang University Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Background:
Infectious pseudoaneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery is rare, often caused by sphenoid sinusitis or transsphenoidal surgery. Management of intracranial infectious aneurysms (IIAs) remains a controversial topic lacking randomized controlled trials to guide clinical decision making.
Case Description:
For this case, we used an antibiotic to treat the patient in the initial stage. Because IIAs enlarge rapidly, endovascular treatment was performed in the emergency department.
Conclusions:
Unfortunately, the patient died because the IIA recurred and ruptured. Therefore we speculated that stent-assisted coil placement for the treatment of ruptured infectious pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery may not be safe.
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