Table 2 Baseline patient and aneurysm characteristics
From: Management of large or giant Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms: a single-center experience
Characteristic | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
Patients | n = 15 | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 53.6 ± 14.8 | |
Female | 7 (46.7%) | |
Presenting symptoms | ||
 Pulsatile neck mass | 10 (66.7%) | |
 Asymptomatic | 3 (20.0%) | |
 Stroke or TIA | 2 (13.3%) | |
Etiology | ||
 Atherosclerotic | 6 (40.0%) | |
 Dissecting | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Iatrogenic | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Infectious | 3 (20.0%) | |
 Unkown | 4 (26.6%) | |
Comorbidity | ||
 Hypertension | 5 (33.3%) | |
 Diabetes | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Hyperlipidemia | 8 (53.3%) | |
 Cerebral infarction | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Coronary heart disease | 1 (6.7%) | |
Smoking | ||
 Never | 8 (53.3%) | |
 Previous | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Current | 6 (40.0%) | |
Alcohol abuse | ||
 Never | 10 (66.7%) | |
 Previous | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Current | 4 (26.6%) | |
 Multiple aneurysms | 3 (20.0%) | |
 Aneurysms | n = 19 | |
Aneurysm size (max length, mm) | ||
 Mean (SD) | 23.8 ± 14.1 | |
 < 10 mm | 4 (21.1%) | |
 10–25 mm | 5 (26.3%) | |
 > 25 mm | 10 (52.6%) | |
 Parent artery diameter | 4.7 ± 1.1 | |
Attigah classification | ||
I | 7 (36.8%) | |
II | 8 (42.1%) | |
III-IV | 4 (21.1%) | |
Intra-aneurysmal thrombus | 15 (79.0%) | |