1. Pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery due to ongoing trauma from the hyoid bone 
Claus G. Schneider, MD, Helmut Kortmann, MD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages (January 2007)
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2. Fig 1
A conventional transverse section computed tomography scan of the neck shows a 3.6-cm-diameter pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery.
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3. Fig 2
Computed tomography scan of the neck with three-dimensional reconstruction of the carotid arteries of both sides demonstrates leakage of contrast media from the distal common carotid artery.
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4. Fig 3
Intraoperative view shows the inner surface of the vessel and the perforation (P) of the common carotid artery ventromedial 3 mm below the bifurcation.
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5. Fig 4
A, Intraoperative view into the pseudoaneurysm and the carotid bifurcation before reconstruction. B, Anatomic features are outlined. The perforation (P) corresponds to the palpable great horn (GH) of the hyoid bone. PA, Pseudoaneurysm; CCA, common carotid artery; ECA, external carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; S, shunt.
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