颈部感染性假性动脉瘤

Pseudoaneureysm of Carotid Artery and Its Branches Caused by Local Suppuration A Report of 6 Cases

作者三十年间共收治了6例颈部感染性假性动脉瘤.本文就该症的病理临床表现进行了总结.提出了治疗意见.

Caused by pyogenic infection of deep cervical lymph nodes, the pseudoaneurysms of the carotid artery and its branches in the neck are rare. Six cases were handled in the past 30 years. They were three cases of aneurysm of lignual artery, one of external carotid artery, one of internal carotid artery and one of an unidentified branch of the external carotid artery. Outstanding symptoms and signs are as follows: infection in the neck; hematemesis with or without choking resulting from the ruptured aneurysm into the throat; hoarseness, dysphagia, and Horner's syndrome caused by pres sure on vagus, hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal or sympathetic nerves. Pseudoaneurysm as a complication of local suppuration usually lacks of typical findings of an aneurysm, such as expansile pulsation and systolic bruit. It might be misdiagnosed as an abscess. And if incorrectly treated with incision and drainage, blood would gush out terribly from the wound. It should be emphasized that a experimental puncture is preferable. During operation, a temporary occlusion on the proximal part of the feeding vessels must be done before the exploration and ligation of the perforated artery. Thus treated, all the six cases survired without permanent neurologic sequelae.