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SUBMITTER: Doran S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Doran Simon S Llamas Osorio Yudy Y Murphy Mark M Kavanagh Eoin E Murphy Sean S
Radiology case reports 20190320 6
Common carotid artery dissection is an unusual clinical event that most commonly occurs secondary to type A aortic dissection. We present a rare case of spontaneous common carotid artery dissection temporally preceding aortic dissection. Our case highlights the careful attention that cases of common carotid dissection should be given; our knowledge base regarding their natural history and evidence-based management is distinctly lacking compared to dissection of other cervical vessels. It also de ...[more]