title: [Surgical treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis].
abstract: A total of 274 patients (mean age 67.1 +/- 8.2 years) with asymptomatic stenosis of the internal carotid artery greater than 70% was treated by desobliteration and patchplasty; 332 reconstructions were performed either uni- or bilaterally. In this group only 29% revealed a one vessel disease. Lethality within 30 days was 1.5%; the incidence of complete stroke amounted to 0.9%. In a mean follow up period of 30.8 +/- 20.2 month to lethality rate was 4.4%; 7.8% developed a completed stroke and only 3.8% were related to the operated site. The 5-year-survivalrate was 88.9% and 93.2% of this cohort was neurological free of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hohlbach
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muhl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pütz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kummer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D015996:Survival Rate