Carotid Stent Infection And Pseudoaneurysm Formation: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature

Mehtap Kocatürk¹, Mert Nazik², Diğdem Özer Yıldırım³, Özcan Kocatürk⁴
¹Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Türkiye
²Department of Neurosurgery, Balıkesir City Hospital, Balıkesir, Türkiye
³Department of Infectious Disease, Balıkesir City Hospital, Balıkesir, Türkiye
⁴Department of Neurology, Balıkesir City Hospital, Balıkesir, Türkiye

Stent infections are exceedingly unlikely, particularly in the internal carotid artery (ICA).The treatment for these patients is still under debate, with a high mortality rate.In this article, we report a 47-year-old male patient who underwent stent implantation in the right ICA and presented with infection and pseudoaneurysm at the stent site 15 days later.The patient was managed with antibiotics and dual antiplatelet therapy. In cases where the pseudoaneurysm does not continue to grow, early antibiotic treatment can keep the stent infection under control.

Keywords: Carotid artery, Stent Infection, Pseudoaneurysm,

Sorumlu Yazar: Özcan Kocatürk, Türkiye

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