Carotid Artery Injuries

Synonyms

Artery Injuries, Carotid

Artery Injury, Carotid

Artery Trauma, Carotid

Carotid Arteriopathies, Traumatic

Carotid Arteriopathy, Traumatic

Carotid Artery Injury

Carotid Artery Trauma

Carotid False Aneurysm

Carotid False Aneurysms

Carotid Pseudoaneurysm

False Aneurysm, Carotid

Injuries, Carotid Artery

Injury, Carotid Artery

Pseudoaneurysm, Carotid

Trauma, Carotid Artery

Traumatic Carotid Arteriopathy

Damages to the CAROTID ARTERIES caused either by blunt force or penetrating trauma, such as CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damaged carotid arteries can lead to CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; pseudoaneurysm formation; and INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTION. (From Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997, 18:251; J Trauma 1994, 37:473)