Clinically-relevant variations of the carotid arterial system

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 566-569

  Pai, M M ^a   Rajalakshmi, R ^a   Latha, V P ^a   Rajanigandha, V ^a   D'Costa, S ^a   Anu, V Ranade ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotid artery variants; Carotid endarterectomy; Common carotid artery; External carotid artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; ANATOMY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ANATOMY, REGIONAL; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34250791641     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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