Iatrogenic carotid artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with conductive hearing loss

Am J Otolaryngol. 2009 Mar-Apr;30(2):141-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.08.004.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of the intracranial internal carotid artery may occur in the setting of carotid artery dehiscence, due to trauma, invasive tumors, or as a complication of surgery. The rare surgical complication of carotid artery laceration in the petrous segment may occur during myringotomy procedures, middle ear operations, or petrous temporal bone surgery. We report a 28-year-old female patient, a case of internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm as a complication of middle ear surgery. On her follow-up, computed tomography of the temporal bone demonstrated a dehiscent carotid artery, and a pseudoaneurysm involving the left petrous internal carotid artery was found in the cerebral angiography. She was managed by endovascular means.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / diagnosis
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / etiology*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / therapy
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Ossicular Replacement / adverse effects*