Traumatic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery: A late finding presenting as a mass in the sphenoid sinus

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-225

  Ramos, Andres ^a   Tobio, Ricardo ^a   Ley, Emilio ^a   Nombella, Luis ^b   Sanz, Ricardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Paranasal sinuses

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEAD INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0030021022     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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