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Pseudoaneursym of the external carotid artery after tonsillectomy. A rare complication
D E Karas1, R S Sawin, K C Sie
1Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA.
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common major surgical procedures performed in children in the United States. Otolaryngologists should be cognizant of the potential complications associated with the procedure. We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery that developed in a boy after elective adenotonsillectomy for management of obstructive sleep symptoms.