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A case is presented in which closed head and chest trauma caused a pseudoaneurysm at the base of the left common carotid artery. There were no significant injuries apparent on clinical evaluation. A strikingly abnormal chest radiograph prompted arteriography, which was diagnostic. A mechanism for the injury is postulated.
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