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Impact of duplex scanning on carotid endarterectomy
A D Chant1, J F Thompson, G J Stranks
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal South Hampshire Hospital, Southampton, UK.
The British Journal of Surgery
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
Duplex ultrasound permits safe and accurate assessment of the extracranial vasculature. This paper reports the change in patterns of referral to a specialized vascular unit following its introduction; increased referrals were seen in all specialties except neurology. A widely available and reliable duplex service has revealed more extracranial vascular disease than was previously recognized, and has increased referrals for carotid endarterectomy, thereby increasing surgical workload.