Is a single preoperative duplex scan sufficient for planning bilateral carotid endarterectomy?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-288

  Abou Zamzam Jr, Ahmed M ^a   Moneta, Gregory L ^a,b   Edwards, James M ^c   Yeager, Richard A ^c   Taylor Jr , Lloyd M ^a   Porter, John M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12944333184     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(00)90159-9     Document Type: Article

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