Intraoperative assessment of technical perfection in carotid endarterectomy: A prospective analysis of 1305 completion procedures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-58

  Zannetti, S ^b   Cao, P ^a   De Rango, P ^b   Giordano, G ^b   Parlani, G ^b   Lenti, M ^b   Nora, A ^b  

^a POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angioscopy; Carotid endarterectomy; Completion angiography; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DEATH; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTENOSIS; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037688814     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0856     Document Type: Article

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