Bilateral Extracranial Aneurysms of the Internal Carotid Artery

Aneurysm of the in terna l ca ro t id a r t e ry proximal to the carot id canal has been well descr ibed in the general surgical l i te ra ture , 2-9,11,13,1s,19,25,3~ a2-~5,3s,39,41,42 and oto laryngologis ts have recognized and respec ted the lesion in t he differential diagnosis of pha ryngea l t u m o r s a n d hemator rhea. 1'6'14'17'~~ I so la ted repor t s of this aneu rysm and its compl ica t ions have appeared in the neurological and neurosurgica l l i terature , 8a6, ,s,25 and resection of the diseased s e g m e n t of a r te ry has been carried out w i th va ry ing degrees of success. ~4'13'~5'~sag'25,3~ N o prev ious repor ts of bi la teral aneurysms of the ex t rac ran ia l in ternal caro t id artelT have been found.