Indications for surgical treatment of cerebrovascular insufficiency.
197 cases of patients with CVI, subjected to surgery by carotid endarterectomy, are examined. The results were nearly always good and hence the technique is recommended. Particular interest is attached to the risk connected with carotid clamping, through intraoperative study of CBF with 133Xe, such a risk is practically removed.
D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D003250:Constriction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged