A Case of Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery secondary to Deep Neck Infection

심경부 감염과 동반된 총경동맥 가성동맥류 1례

The complications of deep neck infection have become much less common in the antibiotic era. The vascular complications of deep neck infection can have devasting consequences. Most commonly, the internal carotid artery is involved, although the common carotid and external carotid artery can also be affected.0 the cases of patients with a protracted course, recurrent bleeding, cranial neuropathies, or trismus, the presence of vascular complications must be considered. Appropriate imaging should be carried out to allow the localization of the infection and ascertain the status of the vessels in the neck The vascular structures can be imaged with duplex doppler or color doppler flow ultrasound to see the flow between the mass and vessels. Also angiography plays a key role in the diagnosis and management of vascular complication of deep neck infection. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of these patients is necessary to prevent significant hemmorrhagic complications. We experienced a case of pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery secondary to deep neck infection treated successfully with surgical excision in 45-year-old-male.