Case Report

Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery in an Infant due to Swallowed Fish Bone

Table 1

Noninfectious carotid pseudoaneurysms reported in the paediatric population.

Authors and yearSex and ageCarotid locationMechanismTreatment

Mahmoud et al., 2012 [8]M, 4 yearsLeft commonStabbing Balloon trapping

Binning et al., 2010 [20]F, 11 weeksRight internal Motor vehicle collision Direct suture of the arterial defect and muslin sling wrapping

Singhal et al., 2009 [9] M, 2 years
M, 8 years
Right internal Fine needle aspiration of cervical lymph node Proximal and distal coiling
Ligation

Beena et al., 2007 [7]M, 3 yearsRight internalNeedle aspiration of a parotid abscessNot reported

DeFatta et al., 2005 [17]F, 8 yearsLeft internalUnclear : infection or transoral parapharyngeal abscess drainageLigation after coiling failure

Cuff and Thomas, 2005 [11]M, 12 yearsLeft commonElbow-strike during a basketball matchResection and saphenous graft interposition

Hoff et al., 2005 [21]M, 7 yearExternal TonsillectomyLigation

Chambers et al., 2002 [19] F, 11 monthsRight internalFall with a spoon inside the mouth Coiling

Windfuhr, 2001 [15]F, 5 yearsLeft internal Fall with blunt trauma of head and neckLigation

Henriksen et al., 2000 [4]F, 7 yearsRight lateral aberrant internalMyringotomyBalloon embolization

Karas et al., 1997 [22]M, 6 yearsRight external TonsillectomySurgical trapping

Tovi et al., 1987 [13]F, 14 yearsRight internalTonsillectomyLigation of the sac with proximal and distal coiling

M: male. F: female.