The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the ... the right and left internal carotid arteries and the right and left external carotid ...

Archie et al [14] reported 9% of patients had severe (>70%) stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded ...

The condition has no known cause but links to tenderness at the point where the two branches of the carotid artery divide. In rare cases, it may be due to nose and throat cancer, chemotherapy ...

Internal Carotid ... severe carotid artery stenosis (≥ 70% stenosis involving the carotid artery bifurcation). This was established by duplex ultrasound imaging. None of the external carotids ...