Extracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound
Sosa PA, Matar P, Gross IT. Extracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: e49-e52. PMID: 30768565, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid aneurysmsNeck massExtracranial Internal Carotid AneurysmRecent upper respiratory infectionPreferred initial testUpper respiratory infectionPulsatile neck massExtracranial carotid aneurysmsInternal carotid arteryInternal carotid aneurysmMagnetic resonance angiographyAirway compressionNeurologic complicationsHemodynamic stabilityNeurologic statusNeurologic symptomsPatient agePharyngeal infectionAirway statusAsymptomatic massPediatric patientsRespiratory infectionsInterposition graftFatal hemorrhageEmergency department