Giant mycotic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery in a child: Endovascular treatment

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Glaiberman, Craig B ^a   Towbin, Richard B ^b   Boal, Danielle K B ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolization; Internal carotid artery; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; LETHARGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NECK; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038182116     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0844-y     Document Type: Article

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