• Arthur Wang, Justin G Santarelli, and Michael F Stiefel.
• Division of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA. wanga@wcmc.com.
• Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Dec 1; 32 (12): 2459-2464.

PurposeOptimal management of extracranial carotid artery dissections (eCAD) in pediatric patients is not well documented, and endovascular interventions are rarely reported.MethodsA 10-year-old girl sustained multiple systemic injuries in a motor vehicle accident, including an eCAD with pseudoaneurysm. She initially failed both aspirin and endovascular stenting with progressive enlargement of a traumatic cervical carotid pseudoaneurysm and stenosis.ResultsSecond-stage endovascular stent placement with coiling resulted in successful occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm. At 30-month imaging follow-up, the parent vessel remained patent with no evidence of the pseudoaneurysm.ConclusionIn the setting of poly-trauma, management of eCAD can be complex especially in the pediatric population. There is little data on the endovascular treatment of eCAD in children. Failed endovascular therapies are extremely rare. Our report supports surveillance imaging as repeat endovascular treatment may be necessary.

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