Karas D E, Sawin R S, Sie K C
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Mar;123(3):345-7. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900030133017.
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common major surgical procedures performed in children in the United States. Otolaryngologists should be cognizant of the potential complications associated with the procedure. We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery that developed in a boy after elective adenotonsillectomy for management of obstructive sleep symptoms.