The use of an internal polyethylene shunt during the resection of a carotid aneurysm

Abstract

1. 1. The main difficulty in resectional and reconstructive surgery of the carotid artery is the maintenance of an adequate cerebral blood supply during the necessary period of occlusion. 2. 2. The advantages and technic of employing a simple temporary intraluminal shunt made of polyethylene tubing inside of a prosthetic graft have been described. 3. 3. A case of traumatic aneurysm of the common carotid artery has been described in which the aneurysm was resected and replaced by a Dacron graft while circulation was maintained by a temporary internal shunt.