Research progress in diagnosis and treatment of extracranial internal carotid aneurysm
Extracranial internal carotid aneurysm(EICA),as a kind of rare disease,accounts for 0.4%to 4.0%of all peripheral artery aneurysms.EICA has a higher probability of stroke than aneurysms of other parts and difficulty of treatment.How to accurately diagnose and provide correct treatment plan is the key to the treatment of EICA.Therefore,the article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of EICA,as well as the new techniques and advances that are worthy of attention.