Carotid duct

In human anatomy, the carotid canal is a bony channel located at the base of the skull, in the petrous portion of the temporal bone or boulder. It crosses the internal carotid artery that in this way penetrates the cavity of the skull from the cervical region. Pathology When a fracture of the base of the skull occurs as a result of a traumatic brain injury, it is common for the fracture to affect the region of the cusp where the carotid canal passes, this is a cause of vascular complications due to injury to the carotid artery The most important are stroke, formation of pseudoaneurysms in the artery and death from hemorrhage.

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