Carotid Artery Injuries

**Definition:** 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)

**Tree numbers:** - C10.228.140.300.200.345 - C10.228.140.300.350.500 - C10.900.250.300 - C14.907.253.123.345 - C14.907.253.535.500 - C26.915.200.200

**Synonyms:** - Carotid Arteriopathies, Traumatic - Injuries, Carotid Artery - Trauma, Carotid Artery