Anatomic evaluation of the carotid artery bifurcation in cadavers: Implications for open and endovascular therapy

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-480

  Ozgur, Zuhal ^a   Govsa, Figen ^a   Ozgur, Tomris ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Carotid bifurcation; Common carotid artery; External carotid artery; Internal carotid artery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CATHETERIZATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LARYNX; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 47949124097     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0351-4     Document Type: Article

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