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Carotid endarterectomy or stenting
Heart Asia, 06/26/09

Yong NP - The relative role of surgical or endovascular treatment in carotid stenosis remains controversial. Results of recent studies add even more confusion to the debate. Major clinical trials so far have shown a wide range of complication rates for carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting. Only surgeons or interventionists who can maintain a complication rate of 3% or below should consider treating patients with asymptomatic disease.

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A comparative study between bupivacaine and clonidine associated with bupivacaine in cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 10/02/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Benefit of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic and asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis: a Markov model based on data from randomized controlled trials
Journal of Neurosurgery, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Common femoral artery endarterectomy for occlusive disease: An 8-year single-center prospective study
Surgery, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Brown-Sequard-type myelopathy due to cervical disc herniation associated with severe carotid stenosis prompting rapid combined corpectomy and carotid endarterectomy under deep anticoagulant therapy
The Spine Journal, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Does bilateral bispectral index monitoring (BIS) detect the discrepancy of cerebral reperfusion during carotid endarterectomy
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 84%