Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery in an Infant due to Swallowed Fish Bone

Figure 1

Axial (a) and coronal reformatted (b) contrast-enhanced CT scan images of the neck showing a saccular dilatation of the left common carotid artery with mass effect on the trachea and adjacent vascular structures. Axial bone window image (c) along the upper portion of the aneurysm shows a linear hyperdensity denoted with arrow-heads (later confirmed to be a fish bone).

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