Anatomy of the carotid sinus nerve and surgical implications in carotid sinus syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-182

  Toorop, Raechel J ^a   Scheltinga, Marc R ^b   Moll, Frans L ^a   Bleys, Ronald L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID SINUS DENERVATION; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CAROTID SINUS; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNCOPE;

EID: 67649227768     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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