Carotid artery reconstruction with a synthetic graft for aortitis syndrome.

We performed a carotid artery reconstruction with a double velour knitted Dacron graft in a 33-year-old Japanese woman with a left common carotid artery aneurysm caused by the aortitis syndrome. After inflammatory signs resolved on steroid administration, a carotid artery reconstruction was performed. One month after the operation, the internal carotid artery was narrowed at the distal anastomosis site and 10 months later the same site showed aneurysmal dilatation. We conclude that it is important to control inflammation for a prolonged period and perform angiography regularly after such an operation.