A Short Incision for Carotid Endarterectomy Results in Decreased Morbidity

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 652-656

  Bastounis, E ^a   Bakoyiannis, C ^a   Cagiannos, C ^a   Klonaris, C ^a   Filis, C ^a   Bastouni, E E ^a   Georgopoulos, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Morbidity; Nerve injury; Skin incision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34247614400     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.028     Document Type: Article

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