The hostile neck does not increase the risk of carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Frego, Mauro ^a   Bridda, Alessio ^a   Ruffolo, Cesare ^a   Scarpa, Marco ^a   Polese, Lino ^a   Bianchera, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NECK; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESTENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649203184     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.053     Document Type: Article

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