
Carotid endarterectomy should be limited to selected patients who are good risks with definitive diagnostic criteria. The author discusses indications for carotid endarterectomy, postoperative management and timing, and operative technique.
Carotid Artery Diseases, Risk, Postoperative Complications, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Humans, Cerebral Infarction, Endarterectomy, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Carotid Artery Diseases, Risk, Postoperative Complications, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Humans, Cerebral Infarction, Endarterectomy, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis, Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
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