Cor Vasa 2025, 67(Suppl.3):76-79 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2025.043
A Rare Case of Carotidynia: Aneurysm and Kinking of the Left Internal Carotid Artery
- a Neurosurgery Clinic, Hatay Training and Research Hospital, Antakya/Hatay, Turkey
- b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
- c School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- d Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Biruni University, Kucukcekmece/Istanbul, Turkey
Chronic neck pain can be attributed to various etiologies, including carotidynia, a relatively rare condition characterized by pain in the region overlying the carotid artery attributed to underlying vascular pathologies. In this case report, we present the case of a 47-year-old female patient who experienced chronic neck pain and was diagnosed with left internal carotid artery aneurysm and kinking. Surgical reconstruction was performed, resulting in a successful outcome without neurological complications. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate surgical intervention of an aneurysm and kinking of the left internal carotid artery for the management of carotidynia.
Keywords: Aneurysm, Carotidynia, Carotid artery, Kinking, Surgical management
Received: February 23, 2025; Revised: February 23, 2025; Accepted: March 15, 2025; Prepublished online: June 2, 2012; Published: September 1, 2025 Show citation
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