Surgical anatomy of the cervical carotid artery for carotid endarterectomy

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-29

  Hayashi, Nakamasa ^a   Hori, Emiko ^a   Ohtani, Yuko ^a   Ohtani, Osamu ^a   Kuwayama, Naoya ^a   Endo, Shunro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; DISSECTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK;

EID: 13444309148     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.45.25     Document Type: Article

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