Bilateral spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection; a treatment dilemma: A case report and literature review
The reported case presents a rare occurrence of spontaneous bilateral carotid artery dissection complicated by a unilateral pseudoaneurysm formation. Conservative treatment with antiplatelets is associated with good outcomes, and potentially in highly selected patients complicated with pseudoaneurysm formation.
Authors
- Ahmed Almumtin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6498-688X)
- Samer Koussayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6475-5651)
- N Darwish
- Fatimah Suwaylih Almutairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-016X)
- Amro Hajja
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110526
- Primary Topic
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00