How to treat carotid artery aneurysm

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Some people sometimes feel neck and shoulder pain, and think it is caused by sprain or other reasons. You don't know that it may be the carotid aneurysm that quietly comes to you. Carotid artery aneurysm is a kind of malignant tumor that occurs on the carotid artery. Here is how to treat carotid artery aneurysm.

How to treat carotid artery aneurysm

First, carotid artery aneurysms are usually caused by arteriosclerosis, trauma, bacterial infection, syphilis or congenital cystic necrosis of the middle layer of the artery. Carotid aneurysms can occur in the common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, external carotid artery and its branches. Most of the cases caused by carotid arteriosclerosis occurred at the bifurcations of bilateral carotid arteries, and most of the cases caused by trauma occurred in the internal carotid artery, but rarely through the external artery. The main symptoms were neck mass with obvious pulsation and murmur. A few masses were blocked by layered thrombus in the tumor cavity, and the pulsation weakened or disappeared.

Second: carotid artery aneurysm Kwai tumor blockage of blood vessels, or thrombosis caused by cerebral infarction, affecting the brain blood supply, more serious complications are the enlargement of the tumor rupture, causing fatal bleeding, so once diagnosed carotid artery aneurysm, should be operated as soon as possible. According to the size and location of the tumor, different surgical methods were adopted.

Third: smaller cystic aneurysms: free the aneurysms, place forceps in the neck, remove the aneurysms and suture them. For fusiform aneurysms, the aneurysms and diseased arteries can be resected and anastomosed. If necessary, the resected arteries can be replaced with artificial or homograft arteries. Dissecting aneurysm: remove the diseased artery and reconstruct the blood flow channel with artificial blood vessel. For the elderly, severe cardiovascular disease can not tolerate surgery, interventional therapy is feasible.

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It is worth noting that although carotid artery aneurysm is a cervical vascular disease, it should be treated in the Department of Otolaryngology, and it has a great relationship. If it is confirmed, it should be operated on in time.