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A: Neck mass near the left common carotid artery. B: Mycotic pseudoaneurysm on the left common carotid artery. C: 3D Reconstruction of the mycotic pseudoaneurysm.
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The results revealed a 10 x 5 x 2 cm hyper-enhanced lobulated lesion involving the left common carotid artery (CCA) and carotid bulb (Fig. 1A, B), and severe swelling of the neck tissues (Fig. 1C).
A: Aneurysmal sac during surgery. B: Saphenous vein graft bypass after debridement.
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After exhaustive washing of the wound, and since the left carotid artery had some ischemic patches, a saphenous vein graft bypass (Fig. 2A) was used to reconstruct the damaged artery (Fig. 2B).