A rare and lethal case of right common carotid pseudoaneurysm following whiplash trauma

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-73

  Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   Bello, Stefania ^a   Serinelli, Serenella ^b   Fineschi, Vittorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common carotid; Post mortem computed tomography angiography; Pseudoaneurysm; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84930213127     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9629-5     Document Type: Article

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