Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms: Texas Heart Institute experience

Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery (ECA) are rare. Large single-institution series are seldom reported and usually are not aneurysm type-specific. Thus, information about immediate and long-term results of surgical therapy is sparse. This review was conducted to elucidate etiology, presentation, and treatment for ECA aneurysms.We retrospectively reviewed the case records of the Texas Heart Institute/St Luke's Episcopal Hospital,...