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Idiopathic Multiple Aneurysm of External Carotid Artery

Aneurysms of external carotid artery are rare. Treatments for these are undertaken for the prevention of complications like hemorrhage or rupture, and embolism. We present a 71-year-old male with idiopathic multiple aneurysm for the past 34 years on conservative management and regular follow up for...

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Autores principales: Balachandran, Saravanan, Subrammaniyan, Rathinavel, Kumar, Ashok, Dharan, Lakshmi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161978
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.137667
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author Balachandran, Saravanan
Subrammaniyan, Rathinavel
Kumar, Ashok
Dharan, Lakshmi
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description Aneurysms of external carotid artery are rare. Treatments for these are undertaken for the prevention of complications like hemorrhage or rupture, and embolism. We present a 71-year-old male with idiopathic multiple aneurysm for the past 34 years on conservative management and regular follow up for the past 4 years. This case was discussed for the rarity of idiopathic multiple aneurysm of the external carotid artery and the need for individualized treatment protocol to be followed as in this case, only watchful observation considering the age and patient compliance. In this world of evolving surgical techniques and newer treatment modalities, conservative treatment still has a role to play. Primary care physicians at the community level have a major role in following these patients and referring them as and when the need arises.
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spelling pubmed-41400012014-08-26 Idiopathic Multiple Aneurysm of External Carotid Artery Balachandran, Saravanan Subrammaniyan, Rathinavel Kumar, Ashok Dharan, Lakshmi J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Aneurysms of external carotid artery are rare. Treatments for these are undertaken for the prevention of complications like hemorrhage or rupture, and embolism. We present a 71-year-old male with idiopathic multiple aneurysm for the past 34 years on conservative management and regular follow up for the past 4 years. This case was discussed for the rarity of idiopathic multiple aneurysm of the external carotid artery and the need for individualized treatment protocol to be followed as in this case, only watchful observation considering the age and patient compliance. In this world of evolving surgical techniques and newer treatment modalities, conservative treatment still has a role to play. Primary care physicians at the community level have a major role in following these patients and referring them as and when the need arises. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4140001/ /pubmed/25161978 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.137667 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Balachandran, Saravanan
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title_short Idiopathic Multiple Aneurysm of External Carotid Artery
title_sort idiopathic multiple aneurysm of external carotid artery
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161978
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