Retrojugular versus Ventrojugular Approach to Carotid Bifurcation for Eversion Endarterectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-195

  Stehr, A ^a   Scodacek, D ^a   Wustrack, H ^a   Steinbauer, M ^a   Topel I ^a   Pfister, K ^a   Kasprzak, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid surgery; Cranial nerve injury; Eversion endarterectomy; Retrojugular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROJUGULAR APPROACH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; VENTROJUGULAR APPROACH; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 38549124509     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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