arterial dissection

Etiology

• may be preceded by trauma (although trauma may seem trivial)

Epidemiology

• often occurs in younger individuals

Pathology

• dissection gradually occludes vascular lumen
• ischemic infarction of distal territory is more common than hemorrhage

More general terms

• arterial disease
• internal hemorrhage

More specific terms

• carotid artery dissection
• coronary artery dissection
• dissecting aneurysm
• iliac artery dissection
• renal artery dissection
• vertebral artery dissection