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External carotid artery dissection

MedGen UID:
868617
•Concept ID:
C4023016
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Dissection of external carotid artery
SNOMED CT: Dissection of external carotid artery (720809000)
 
HPO: HP:0012161

Definition

A separation (dissection) of the layers of the external carotid artery wall. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExternal carotid artery dissection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lower Extremity Fibromuscular Dysplasia: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Testing, and Approach to Management.
Brinza E, Grabinski V, Durga S, O'Connor S, Yesenko SL, Kim ESH, Gornik HL
Angiology 2017 Sep;68(8):722-727. Epub 2016 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0003319716682121. PMID: 28006960
Craniocervical artery dissection: diagnosis and follow-up with MR imaging and MR angiography.
Gelal FM, Kitis O, Calli C, Yunten N, Vidinli BD, Uygur M
Med Sci Monit 2004 Oct;10(10):MT109-16. Epub 2004 Sep 23 PMID: 15448609
Diagnosis and management of zone III carotid injuries.
Ditmars ML, Klein SR, Bongard FS
Injury 1997 Oct;28(8):515-20. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(97)00058-2. PMID: 9616387

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

External Carotid Artery-Related Adverse Events at Extra-Intra Cranial High Flow Bypass Surgery Using a Radial Artery Graft.
Yamaguchi M, Kim K, Mizunari T, Ideguchi M, Koketsu K, Yokobori S, Morita A
World Neurosurg 2022 Jul;163:e655-e662. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.061. PMID: 35470081
Carotid Artery Involvement in Advanced Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Guo Y, Pang MC, Teo CE, Chng JK
Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Apr;56:355.e11-355.e15. Epub 2018 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.09.027. PMID: 30500657
Variations in carotid sinus anatomy and their relevance to carotid interventions.
West CT, Brassett C, Gaunt ME
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2018;77(4):693-697. Epub 2018 Mar 3 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2018.0017. PMID: 29500893
Haemorrhage following transoral robotic surgery.
Hay A, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, Boyle JO, Singh B, Wong RJ, Patel SG, Ganly I
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Apr;43(2):638-644. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/coa.13041. PMID: 29194991Free PMC Article
Bilateral abnormal origin of the anterior branches of the external carotid artery.
Troupis T, Michalinos A, Dimovelis I, Demesticha T, Vlasis K, Skandalakis P
Ann Vasc Surg 2014 Feb;28(2):494.e5-7. Epub 2013 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.04.020. PMID: 24295881

Diagnosis

Congenital external carotid-internal carotid artery anastomosis: a report of three cases and literature review.
Uchino A, Suzuki J, Baba Y
Surg Radiol Anat 2023 Aug;45(8):995-998. Epub 2023 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03187-8. PMID: 37354377
Misdiagnosis of a Patient with Internal Carotid Artery Fenestration: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Liang Z, Xiu C, Liu Z, Sun X, Yu G, Tao M, Li W
Ann Vasc Surg 2016 Jan;30:309.e1-4. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.07.031. PMID: 26522583
Pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery--review of literature.
Nadig S, Barnwell S, Wax MK
Head Neck 2009 Jan;31(1):136-9. doi: 10.1002/hed.20855. PMID: 18642284
Craniocervical artery dissection: diagnosis and follow-up with MR imaging and MR angiography.
Gelal FM, Kitis O, Calli C, Yunten N, Vidinli BD, Uygur M
Med Sci Monit 2004 Oct;10(10):MT109-16. Epub 2004 Sep 23 PMID: 15448609
Traumatic carotid artery dissection.
Opeskin K
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997 Sep;18(3):251-7. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199709000-00005. PMID: 9290871

Therapy

External Carotid Artery-Related Adverse Events at Extra-Intra Cranial High Flow Bypass Surgery Using a Radial Artery Graft.
Yamaguchi M, Kim K, Mizunari T, Ideguchi M, Koketsu K, Yokobori S, Morita A
World Neurosurg 2022 Jul;163:e655-e662. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.061. PMID: 35470081
Endovascular Flow Diversion in Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Dissections.
Diana F, Frauenfelder G, Saponiero R, Iaconetta G, Romano DG
World Neurosurg 2022 Jun;162:10. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.03.045. PMID: 35314411
Low-frequency avoidable errors during transcarotid artery revascularization.
Teter K, Lamparello PJ, Barfield M, Rockman CB, Macdonald S, Maldonado TS
J Vasc Surg 2021 May;73(5):1658-1664. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.09.023. PMID: 33065241
Haemorrhage following transoral robotic surgery.
Hay A, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, Boyle JO, Singh B, Wong RJ, Patel SG, Ganly I
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Apr;43(2):638-644. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/coa.13041. PMID: 29194991Free PMC Article
Pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery--review of literature.
Nadig S, Barnwell S, Wax MK
Head Neck 2009 Jan;31(1):136-9. doi: 10.1002/hed.20855. PMID: 18642284

Prognosis

Vascular emergencies in neuro-ophthalmology.
Iorga ER, Costin D
Rom J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct-Dec;64(4):323-332. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2020.54. PMID: 33367170Free PMC Article
Haemorrhage following transoral robotic surgery.
Hay A, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, Boyle JO, Singh B, Wong RJ, Patel SG, Ganly I
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Apr;43(2):638-644. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/coa.13041. PMID: 29194991Free PMC Article
Anomalous course of the external carotid artery.
Kawai K
Anat Sci Int 2016 Sep;91(4):334-40. Epub 2015 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s12565-015-0304-z. PMID: 26439732
Bilateral abnormal origin of the anterior branches of the external carotid artery.
Troupis T, Michalinos A, Dimovelis I, Demesticha T, Vlasis K, Skandalakis P
Ann Vasc Surg 2014 Feb;28(2):494.e5-7. Epub 2013 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.04.020. PMID: 24295881
Traumatic carotid artery dissection.
Opeskin K
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997 Sep;18(3):251-7. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199709000-00005. PMID: 9290871

Clinical prediction guides

Coexistence of external carotid artery embolus and internal carotid artery occlusion in acute ischemic stroke: An indicator of cardioembolic etiology?
Deniz C, Altunan B, Aykaç Ö, Özdemir AÖ
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022 Sep;31(9):106630. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106630. PMID: 35816785
Launay's External Carotid Vein.
Manta MD, Jianu AM, Rusu MC, Popescu ŞA
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Sep 18;57(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina57090985. PMID: 34577908Free PMC Article
The carotid axis revisited.
Cobiella R, Quinones S, Konschake M, Aragones P, León X, Vazquez T, Sanudo J, Maranillo E
Sci Rep 2021 Jul 5;11(1):13847. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93397-0. PMID: 34226652Free PMC Article
Haemorrhage following transoral robotic surgery.
Hay A, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, Boyle JO, Singh B, Wong RJ, Patel SG, Ganly I
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Apr;43(2):638-644. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/coa.13041. PMID: 29194991Free PMC Article
Emerging patterns of the human superior thyroid artery and review of its clinical anatomy.
Anagnostopoulou S, Mavridis I
Surg Radiol Anat 2014 Jan;36(1):33-8. Epub 2013 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s00276-013-1149-6. PMID: 23783368

Recent systematic reviews

The Thyroid Gland: A Revision Study on Its Vascularization and Surgical Implications.
Branca JJV, Lascialfari Bruschi A, Pilia AM, Carrino D, Guarnieri G, Gulisano M, Pacini A, Paternostro F
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Jan 17;58(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina58010137. PMID: 35056445Free PMC Article
Microsurgical Neurovascular Anatomy of the Brain: The Anterior Circulation (Part I).
Giotta Lucifero A, Baldoncini M, Bruno N, Tartaglia N, Ambrosi A, Marseglia GL, Galzio R, Campero A, Hernesniemi J, Luzzi S
Acta Biomed 2021 Aug 26;92(S4):e2021412. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS4.12116. PMID: 34437363Free PMC Article
The 25th anniversary of the retrograde suction decompression technique (Dallas technique) for the surgical management of paraclinoid aneurysms: historical background, systematic review, and pooled analysis of the literature.
Flores BC, White JA, Batjer HH, Samson DS
J Neurosurg 2018 May 4;130(3):902-916. doi: 10.3171/2017.11.JNS17546. PMID: 29726776
Blood blister-like aneurysms: single center experience and systematic literature review.
Gonzalez AM, Narata AP, Yilmaz H, Bijlenga P, Radovanovic I, Schaller K, Lovblad KO, Pereira VM
Eur J Radiol 2014 Jan;83(1):197-205. Epub 2013 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.09.017. PMID: 24231267

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