Background Carotid patch angioplasty (with either a venous or a synthetic patch) may
reduce the risk of carotid artery restenosis and subsequent ischaemic stroke. This is an …

The management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease, including carotid endarterectomy
(CEA), carotid stenting and medical management is performed by several specialists …

Objective Patch angioplasty during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can reduce the risk of
perioperative stroke or late carotid artery recurrent stenosis and subsequent ischaemic …

Objective There is discordance between reviews comparing eversion endarterectomy (EvE)
with conventional carotid endarterectomy (CEA) mostly because under this term various …

Background Patch angioplasty in conventional carotid endarterectomy is suggested to
reduce the risk of restenosis and recurrent ipsilateral stroke compared with primary closure …

Background Meta-analysis supports patch angioplasty after carotid endarterectomy (CEA);
however, studies indicate considerable variation in practice. The hemodynamic effect of a …

BACKGROUND: Free-floating thrombus in the internal carotid artery (FFT-ICA) is a rare
condition and its real incidence is unknown. The most common etiology is a complication of …

Background Guidelines recommend routine patching after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on
the basis of a lower restenosis rate and presumed lower procedural stroke rate than with …

Background Which type of closure after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), whether primary,
patching, or eversion, will provide the optimal results has remained controversial. In the …

Object The Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) criteria were
published in 1996 to standardize the reporting and improve the quality of clinical trials …