Recurrent pseudoaneurysm after carotid endarterectomy
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019 Pseudoaneurysms and patch infections are known complications of carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty. Although they are rare occurrences, they carry high morbidity and almost uniformly require surgical intervention.
Vitali Azouz, MD +3 more
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Clinical significance of internal carotid artery restenosis following carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012 Carotid endarterectomy has been established as the preferred treatment for symptomatic and asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis. Internal carotid artery restenosis is defined as a specific entity with a great clinical significance in carotid ...
Radak Đorđe +3 more
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Editor's Choice - Delays to Surgery and Procedural Risks Following Carotid Endarterectomy in the UK National Vascular Registry. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: Guidelines recommend that patients suffering an ischaemic transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke caused by carotid artery stenosis should undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) within 14 days.
Cromwell, DA +6 more
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Clinical Studies Target Fewer Complications, Better Outcomes for Vascular Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 Two studies at the Jefferson Vascular Center (JVC) are assessing innovative methods to reduce risk of complications — and increase positive outcomes — for vascular surgery patients. Here, Paul DiMuzio, MD, FACS, William M. Measey Professor of Surgery and
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Carotid endarterectomy for carotid stenosis: audit at a tertiary referral centre [PDF]
, 1999 Prospective randomised controlled trials performed in North America and Europe have demonstrated that the risk of future stroke or death is substantially reduced by performing carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients who have severe carotid ...
Cheng, SWK, Lau, H
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Critical carotid artery stenosis involving a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020 Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) is a rare internal carotid-vertebrobasilar anatomic variant. Awareness of this anomaly and its propensity for atherosclerotic disease is important to avoid misinterpretation of diagnostic studies and to ...
Laura B. Pride, MMS, PA-C +3 more
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, 2017 In September, 10 advanced practice nurses from the Department of Surgery gathered for a lunchtime kick-off meeting to form a Nurse Practitioners (NPs) & Physician Assistants (PAs) Professionalism and Scholarship Working Group.
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Improving Patient Decision-Making in Health Care [PDF]
, 2011 Outlines regional variations within Minnesota in rates of patients with similar conditions receiving elective surgery, the concept of shared decision making, treatment choices for eight conditions, and steps for ensuring patients make informed ...
David C. Goodman +5 more
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Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): a randomised controlled trial with cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
, 2002 BACKGROUND: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of carotid stenosis, but safety and long-term efficacy were uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To compare the risks, benefits and cost-effectiveness
Bonati, LH +7 more
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Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms arising from the internal carotid artery subsequent to carotid endarterectomy are exceptionally infrequent. Herein, we present a case detailing an internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm that manifested subsequent to ...
Changchun Jiang +4 more
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