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Maria Petri
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Veronica Dinescu
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Violeta Necula
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Marcel Cosgarea
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
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Otorrhagia as the initial presentation of an internal carotid artery aneurysm in the middle ear. Case presentation
Abstract
Abstract
A new case of a 50-year-old female who presented with left otorrhagia caused by an internal carotid aneurysm is reported. No medical history of tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia or otorrhea. Middle ear surgery was effective in resolving bleeding and did not cause any permanent neurological deficit. High resolution computed tomography angiography is the technique of choice and, in some cases, can be complemented with a magnetic resonance angiography. Misdiagnosis of the internal carotid artery aneurysm may lead to serious morbidity because of bleeding or vascular occlusion.