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Dissection (medical)
Introduction
Overview
Overview
A dissection is a tear in the wall of a blood vessel.
Classification
Classification
Examples include:
- Coronary artery dissection
- Aortic dissection (aorta)
- Cervical artery dissection is dissection of any of the arteries in the neck-
- Renal artery dissection
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