Treatment of large infectious extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysms in children: a systematic review of the literature.

Introduction: Extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of deep neck space infection, and no evidence-based treatment guidelines are available in the literature.

Method: To clarify the existing experience of the different treatment strategies, the authors performed a systematic literature search using the PubMed, Ovid EMBASE, and Scopus databases in accordance with PRISMA guidelines to review all reported cases of pediatric patients with infectious carotid pseudoaneurysms larger than 1 cm.

Results: Twenty-six patients with a median age of 4 years (range 6 months-15 years) were identified.