| | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Disease ID: | D020212 | DOID:3407 | | Disease Name: | Carotid Artery Injuries | carotid artery disease | | Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Type: | Nervous System Diseases//Cardiovascular Diseases//Wounds and Injuries | disease of anatomical entity | | Define: | 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) | N/A | | Alias: | Carotid Arteriopathies, Traumatic//Carotid False Aneurysm//Carotid Pseudoaneurysm//False Aneurysm, Carotid//Injuries, Carotid Artery//Trauma, Carotid Artery | disorder of carotid artery |
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