RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127274790
T1 CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY
T2 Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179755-9
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127274790
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  role  of  carotid  endarterectomy  is  the  prevention  of  strokes  in  patients  with  systemic  disease  of  the  vascular  system.  The  indications  for  the  procedure  are  varied,  but  the  chief  indication  is  transient  ischemia.  When  the  symptoms  of  cerebral  ischemia  are  transient,  intermittent,  and  self-resolving,  the  results  of  surgical  correction  of  the  area  of  carotid  stenosis  are  excellent.  The  operation  may  be  considered  in  some  patients  who  have  recovered  from  old  strokes  who  develop  new  symptoms.  Mild  intracranial  disease  with  severe  proximal  disease  is  another  indication  for  carotid  endarterectomy.  The  two  principal  indications  are  asymptomatic  high-grade  stenosis  and  transient  ischemia.