Carotid endarterectomy utilizing the exclusion clamp.
Carotid endarterectomy is useful in the treatment of the uncomplicated pre-stroke patient. Use of the exclusion clamp makes possible a short period of carotid occlusion without the use of either internal or external shunts. Forty-two patients were operated on using this technic.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques