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Carotid endarterectomy
1Section of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5124, USA.
Seminars in Neurology
|February 5, 1999
Abstract:
Carotid endarterectomy is an established surgical procedure to prevent stroke. The indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical timing, technical details, complications, and special circumstances for the use of this operation are reviewed. Future developments in the surgical reconstruction of the extracranial carotid artery are also discussed.