Routine Completion Angiography during Carotid Endarterectomy is not Mandatory

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-373

  Pratesi, C ^a   Dorigo, W ^a   Troisi, N ^a   Fargion, A ^a   Innocenti, A A ^a   Pratesi, G ^a   Barbanti, E ^a   Pulli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Completion angiography; Intraoperative quality control

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION; RESTENOSIS; SAFETY; STROKE; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; RECURRENCE; STROKE;

EID: 33748421556     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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