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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

Extracranial arterial dissection: anticoagulation is the treatment of choice: for.
Norris JW
Stroke 2005 Sep;36(9):2041-2. Epub 2005 Aug 18 doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000177504.72886.6b. PMID: 16109912
Extracranial arterial dissection: anticoagulation is the treatment of choice: against.
Lyrer PA
Stroke 2005 Sep;36(9):2042-3. Epub 2005 Aug 18 doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000177507.67817.cb. PMID: 16109911
Extracranial arterial dissection: anticoagulation is the treatment of choice.
Donnan GA, Davis SM
Stroke 2005 Sep;36(9):2043-4. Epub 2005 Aug 18 doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000177511.37712.3a. PMID: 16109910

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
First bite syndrome following transcervical arterial ligation after transoral robotic surgery.
Topf MC, Moritz E, Gleysteen J, Curry JM, Cognetti DM, Luginbuhl AJ
Laryngoscope 2018 Jul;128(7):1589-1593. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.27005. PMID: 29152739
The V(3) segment of the vertebral artery as a robust donor for intracranial-to-intracranial interpositional bypasses: technique and application in 5 patients.
Tayebi Meybodi A, Benet A, Lawton MT
J Neurosurg 2018 Sep;129(3):691-701. Epub 2017 Oct 6 doi: 10.3171/2017.4.JNS163195. PMID: 28984522
Extracranial-intracranial bypass for the treatment of cavernous sinus aneurysms.
Chibbaro S, Tacconi L
J Clin Neurosci 2006 Dec;13(10):1001-5. Epub 2006 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.07.027. PMID: 17070053
Helical CT for the follow-up of cervical internal carotid artery dissections.
Leclerc X, Lucas C, Godefroy O, Tessa H, Martinat P, Leys D, Pruvo JP
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998 May;19(5):831-7. PMID: 9613496Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Stylocarotid syndrome causing middle cerebral artery infarction.
Ramadan SM
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2021 Dec;51(4):380-381. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.414. PMID: 34882139
Transcarotid Approach for Ascending Aortic Endovascular Repair.
Prasad NK, Boyajian G, Gupta A, Hall M, Toursavadkouhi S, Ghoreishi M, Taylor BS
Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Jul;112(1):e17-e19. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.063. PMID: 33412135
First bite syndrome following transcervical arterial ligation after transoral robotic surgery.
Topf MC, Moritz E, Gleysteen J, Curry JM, Cognetti DM, Luginbuhl AJ
Laryngoscope 2018 Jul;128(7):1589-1593. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.27005. PMID: 29152739
Split temporalis muscle flap anatomy, vascularization and clinical applications.
Veyssiere A, Rod J, Leprovost N, Caillot A, Labbé D, Gerdom A, Lengelé B, Benateau H
Surg Radiol Anat 2013 Sep;35(7):573-8. Epub 2013 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00276-013-1078-4. PMID: 23508929
Hemangioma of the temporalis muscle.
Sharma BS, Chari PS, Joshi K, Rajvanshi A
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1991 Jan;100(1):76-8. doi: 10.1177/000348949110000113. PMID: 1985531

Therapy

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
First bite syndrome following transcervical arterial ligation after transoral robotic surgery.
Topf MC, Moritz E, Gleysteen J, Curry JM, Cognetti DM, Luginbuhl AJ
Laryngoscope 2018 Jul;128(7):1589-1593. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.27005. PMID: 29152739
Mega-aorta syndrome development in giant cell arteritis. A same entity?
Rodríguez-Caulo EA, Velázquez CJ, García-Borbolla M, Barquero JM
Ann Vasc Surg 2011 Nov;25(8):1141.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.006. PMID: 22023949
Internal carotid dissection after Le Fort III distraction in Apert syndrome: a case report.
Nout E, Mathijssen IM, van der Meulen JJ, van Veelen ML, Koning AH, Lequin MH, Wolvius EB
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2010 Oct;38(7):529-33. Epub 2010 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.02.002. PMID: 20303281
Extracranial arterial dissection: anticoagulation is the treatment of choice: for.
Norris JW
Stroke 2005 Sep;36(9):2041-2. Epub 2005 Aug 18 doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000177504.72886.6b. PMID: 16109912

Prognosis

Transcarotid Approach for Ascending Aortic Endovascular Repair.
Prasad NK, Boyajian G, Gupta A, Hall M, Toursavadkouhi S, Ghoreishi M, Taylor BS
Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Jul;112(1):e17-e19. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.063. PMID: 33412135
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
The V(3) segment of the vertebral artery as a robust donor for intracranial-to-intracranial interpositional bypasses: technique and application in 5 patients.
Tayebi Meybodi A, Benet A, Lawton MT
J Neurosurg 2018 Sep;129(3):691-701. Epub 2017 Oct 6 doi: 10.3171/2017.4.JNS163195. PMID: 28984522
Superior pedicle retroauricular island flap for ear and temporal region reconstruction: anatomic investigation and 52 cases series.
Cordova A, Pirrello R, D'Arpa S, Moschella F
Ann Plast Surg 2008 Jun;60(6):652-7. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318142da43. PMID: 18520202

Clinical prediction guides

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
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
First bite syndrome following transcervical arterial ligation after transoral robotic surgery.
Topf MC, Moritz E, Gleysteen J, Curry JM, Cognetti DM, Luginbuhl AJ
Laryngoscope 2018 Jul;128(7):1589-1593. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.27005. PMID: 29152739
Extracranial-intracranial bypass for the treatment of cavernous sinus aneurysms.
Chibbaro S, Tacconi L
J Clin Neurosci 2006 Dec;13(10):1001-5. Epub 2006 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.07.027. PMID: 17070053
Helical CT for the follow-up of cervical internal carotid artery dissections.
Leclerc X, Lucas C, Godefroy O, Tessa H, Martinat P, Leys D, Pruvo JP
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998 May;19(5):831-7. PMID: 9613496Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

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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.
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J Neurosurg 2019 Mar 1;130(3):902-916. Epub 2018 May 4 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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