Tortuous Common Carotid Artery: A Report of Four Cases Observed in Cadaveric Dissections

A tortuous common carotid artery poses a high risk of injury during tracheotomy. Preoperative diagnosis is therefore important to avoid serious complications. We found four cases of tortuous common carotid artery during an anatomical dissection course for students. The first case was a 91-year-old w...

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Autores principales: Iwanaga, Joe, Watanabe, Koichi, Tsuyoshi, Saga, Tabira, Yoko, Yamaki, Koh-ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27818819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2028402

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27818819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2028402

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