There were 255 carotid endarterectomies on 236 patients (143 males). The median age was 72 years (range 52-92). Median hospital stay was 3 days. Mean follow up with duplex ultrasound scan 3 years ...
Archie et al [14] reported 9% of patients had severe (>70%) stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded ...
Take something as mundane as an extra blood vessel in our arms, which going by current trends could be commonplace within just a few generations. An artery that temporarily runs down the center of our ...
Initial serum testing including ESR, CRP were normal. Lumbar puncture was bland. The patient underwent digital subtraction angiography (to rule out intracranial pathology) which showed moderate ...