[Post-traumatic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery]. / Les anévrysmes post-traumatiques de la carotide interne.

ABSTRACT

The authors present a typical case of a traumatic internal carotid aneurysm rupture appearing 40 years after a blunt head trauma and surgically treated with success. The etiopathogenic and clinical aspects are reviewed and the important place of the angiography in diagnostic and therapeutical strategy is discussed.