A rare case of spontaneous carotid sheath abscess presenting as a painful neck mass

Infections of the carotid arteries and sheath without any underlying etiology are extremely uncommon. In this article, we report the successful open repair of a right carotid sheath abscess in a 71-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities. The repair consisted of excision of the affected carotid s...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Tabatabaeishoorijeh, BS, Bright Benfor, MD, Simon J. Montelongo, DO, Eric K. Peden, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001758
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