Objective:To explore the early diagnosis and surgical management method of carotid artery injury. Methods:The clinical data of 16 cases of carotid artery injury treated from October 2003 to December 2006 in the Department of Vascular Surgery of Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were analyzed.Among them,external carotid artery injury, common carotid artery injury,internal carotid artery,carotid pseudoaneurysm artery,thrombosis in carotid artery and iatrogenic carotid artery injury was in 4,3,1,3,1and 4 case respectively. Results:Ligation of external carotid artery,repairing of common carotid artery,auto great saphenous vein transplantation,endovascular stentgrafts inplantation,anticoagulation and thrombolysis was performed in 4,2,7,2 and 1 case respectively.Among 16 patients,there were death,hemiplegiaaphasia,Horner syndrome and hoarse voicehydroposia bucking in 1,1,5 and 4 cases respectively. The rest was recovery. Conclusion:Early diagnosis, effective haemostasis and reconstruction of carotid artery are the keys to reduce the mortality and decrease the morbidity of neurological deficit.