Dissection (medical)
Dissection (medical) | |
ICD-9 | 441.0, 443.2 |
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In medical pathology, dissection refers to a tear in the wall of a blood vessel.
Types
Examples include:
- Coronary artery dissection
- Aortic dissection (aorta)
- Carotid artery dissection (carotid artery)
- Vertebral artery dissection (vertebral artery)
Carotid and vertebral artery dissection are grouped together as "cervical artery dissection".