Carotid Endarterectomy after Ischemic Stroke—Is there a Justification for Delayed Surgery?

Carotid surgery today: an update after 14,000 carotid endarterectomy procedures.

Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: asymptomatic carotid surgery trial.

Effective prevention is inarguably the best option for reducing the individual and societal burden of stroke. For each patient, clinicians balance the benefits of a given preventive therapy against its associated risks and costs. Where possible, these assessments should be based on the results of randomized clinical trials. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA), the most-commonly used surgical procedure...

Arteriography after carotid endarterectomy.

Of 55 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, 16 had abnormal postoperative angiograms by accepted literature criteria. Five of the 16 were symptomatic. The other 11 were neurologically stable or improved from their preoperative condition. None of the 16 patients underwent reoperation. Of those 11 who had abnormal postoperative angiograms but a good clinical result, four had a second postop...

Headache after carotid endarterectomy.

Forty-eight hours after undergoing a successful right carotid endarectomy a patient complained of headache in and behind the right eye radiating to the temple and forehead. The onset of headache was sudden, and the pain was severe and throbbing. After three weeks of regular four- to eight-hour attacks each day the headaches gradually became less frequent. Two months after operation they had dis...

[Carotid sinus syndrome after carotid endarterectomy].

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