DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i02.037

Pages: 237-240

Aneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are rare. It can be assumed that their impact is estimated as a result of cases operated but not published. They are mostly atherosclerotic or congenital. Their diagnosis is mainly based on clinical examination and the use of complementary examinations is only indicated for the differential diagnosis or looking aneurysmal other locations. It is necessary to distinguish between true and false aneurysms based on several clinical and pathological features. Few studies have been published in terms of the temporal artery aneurysms in children. Their treatment is surgical and involves the flattening with ligation of the vessel. A case has been reported of a true aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery in a child of 13 years old while recalling the clinical and therapeutic epidemiological characteristics of the disease.