Routine shunting is a safe and reliable method of cerebral protection during carotid endarterectomy

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-487

  Bellosta, Raffaello ^a   Luzzani, Luca ^a   Carugati, Claudio ^a   Talarico, Matteo ^a   Sarcina, Antonio ^a  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHUNTING; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748631606     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9037-8     Document Type: Article

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