Chapter 19 - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)»Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)»Injury of carotid artery of neck (S15.0)
S15.0
Injury of carotid artery of neck
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Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Carotid Artery Injuries3 drugs (3 approved)
Damages to the CAROTID ARTERIES caused either by blunt force or penetrating trauma, such as CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damaged carotid arteries can lead to CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; pseudoaneurysm formation; and INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTION. (From Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997, 18:251; J Trauma 1994, 37:473)