Abstract
Summary Introduction. Extracranial internal carotid aneurysms are uncommon lesions. The aetiology is nearly always atherosclerotic and they generally occur in men aged between 50 and 60 years old. We have not found any case reported in the literature as having an aneurysm of the internal carotid artery after having had a heart transplant. Clinical case. We report a 70 year old man who had had a heart transplant operation in 1994. He developed an extracranial internal carotid aneurysm, 4.5 cm in diameter, which was successfully treated by resection and graft insertion. We discuss aspects of the surgical technique and peri-operative management.
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