Carotid string sign resulting from an aberrant branch of the internal carotid artery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-165

  Brooks, A J ^a   Behm, G M ^a   Baxter, B T ^a,b   Lynch, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid artery diseases; Endaterectomy; Internal radiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE;

EID: 0031800199     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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