Magnetic resonance angiography follow-up examinations to detect iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms following otorhinolaryngological surgery

J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Jul;121(7):698-701. doi: 10.1017/S0022215107006780. Epub 2007 Mar 23.

Abstract

Endoscopic endonasal surgery on a 36-year-old man was complicated by perforation of the right internal carotid artery. The immediate, substantial haemorrhage was controlled by packing the sphenoid sinus. Intra-arterial angiography of the right internal carotid artery showed small irregularities proximal to the ophthalmic artery. A follow-up examination two weeks later documented a large pseudoaneurysm in the initially irregular arterial segment, which was successfully treated by endovascular coiling. This case report illustrates the need for angiographic follow-up examinations following traumatic intracranial vessel injury in order to identify late pseudoaneurysm development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
  • Male
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Visual Acuity