Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Twisted Carotid Bifurcation: Focus on Postoperative Nerve Complications [PDF]
Twisted carotid bifurcation, a condition in which the internal carotid artery is positioned medially to the external carotid artery at the carotid bifurcation, is one of the anatomical variations encountered during carotid endarterectomy.
Yuma HIRATSUKA+4 more
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Carotid endarterectomy and blood-brain barrier permeability in subjects with bilateral carotid artery stenosis [PDF]
Background The increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is related to the occurrence and development of diseases such as acute ischemic stroke, chronic ischemia, or small vessel disease.
Changyu Lu+7 more
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Surgical Treatment of Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Pseudoaneurysm [PDF]
Post-endarterectomy pseudoaneurysms (PEPA) are a rare complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), but are associated with high morbidity risk. Therefore, once they are diagnosed, treatment is urgent to prevent possible complications such as rupture ...
Alice Lopes+3 more
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Frequency of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Introduction: Carotid artery restenosis is a significant long-term complication of carotid endarterectomy. Carotid artery restenosis is the result of neointimal hyperplasia in the early postoperative period or recurrent atherosclerotic lesions in the ...
Arnautović Bojana, Končar Igor
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Association between Hospital Carotid Endarterectomy Procedure Volumes and In-Hospital Mortality in São Paulo State [PDF]
Background Previous studies indicate an inverse relationship between hospital volume and mortality after carotid endarterectomy. However, data at the level of Brazil are lacking.
Renato Luís Pessôa
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Association between platelet lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and clinical outcomes following carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Background Approximately 30% of stroke cases result from carotid disease. Although several risk factors for complications after carotid endarterectomy have been identified, the existence of a biomarker that can estimate postoperative risk in these ...
Vinicius Adorno Gonçalves+3 more
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Hybrid revascularization: stenting of left internal carotid artery after restenosis, combined with left anterior descending artery stenting and right carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
We present a description of internal carotid artery restenosis five years after eversion carotid endarterectomy, progression of contralateral internal carotid artery stenosis and coronary atherosclerosis with imaging of haemodynamically significant ...
Anton N. Kazantsev+7 more
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Why carotid endarterectomy is method of choice in treatment of carotid stenosis [PDF]
Procedures used in treatment of carotid stenosis are endarterectomy, PTA with stent implantation, resection with graft interposition and by-pass procedure. Segmental lesions are found more often and treated by the first two mentioned procedures.
Radak Đorđe, Davidović Lazar
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Durability of carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Background and Purpose—We sought to determine the incidence of recurrent stenosis after carotid endarterectomy.Methods—One thousand consecutive carotid endarterectomy patients were followed prospectively. The surgery was performed in a standard fashion.
Irene Meissner+3 more
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Comparative analysis of conventional and eversion carotid endarterectomy: Prospective randomized study [PDF]
INTRODUCTION Studies completed in the last decade of the 20th century showed benefits of carotid endarterectomy in the prevention of stroke in patients with a high-grade stenosis of the internal carotid artery.
Marković Dragan M.+4 more
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