Aortic dissection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Sep 20, 2025 · Blood rushes through the tear. This causes the inner and middle layers of the artery to split, called a dissection. If the blood goes outside the artery, aortic dissection is often deadly. Aortic …
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) - Mayo Clinic
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an emergency condition that occurs when a tear forms in a wall of a heart artery. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection also is called SCAD.
Aortic dissection - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Sep 20, 2025 · An aortic dissection is a medical emergency that needs treatment right away. Treatment may include surgery or medicines, depending on the area of the aorta involved.
Intracranial artery dissection: Managing a life-threatening condition
Mar 24, 2023 · Intracranial artery dissection (IAD) can be associated with severe clinical consequences yet have favorable outcomes when treated properly. Mayo Clinic has experience managing this rare …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating a carotid artery tear
Jul 2, 2019 · An artery tear, also called a “dissection,” occurs when layers of the interior arterial walls separate. With carotid dissection, the dissection rarely goes completely through the artery due to its …
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) - Mayo Clinic
Living with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Heart & Blood Health support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a …
Celiac Artery Dissection (CAD) - Mayo Clinic Connect
Aug 29, 2020 · I had been diagnosed with a SMA artery dissection, but they said that I should not be feeling any pain. After 5 months of testing, surgery was performed and they were able to fix my issue.
Sharing Mayo Clinic: Surviving an aortic tear and living to navigate ...
Feb 2, 2020 · During an aortic dissection, the inner layer of the aorta — the major blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood to the body — tears, causing the inner and middle layers to become …
Tonsillectomy & neck lymph node removal at the sometime surgery
Jul 13, 2025 · The preferred route was non invasive Sential lymph node biopsy surgery or partial neck dissection which would have removed the infected lymph node and a couple of the surrounding cells.
Total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection - Mayo Clinic
Feb 15, 2021 · Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist Daniel L. Price, M.D. demonstrates a total thyroidectomy and central (level 6) neck dissection.