Comparative results after endarterectomy of the internal carotid artery performed with or without a shunt.
One hundred endarterectomies of the internal carotid artery have been performed from March 1984 to December 1985; 50 were carried out with a Javid shunt, and 50 were performed without using a shunt. There was no peroperative or hospital deaths. Five operations performed with the use of a shunt and 4 performed without a shunt were followed by a central nervous system deficit. The frequency of central neurological complications is thus not statistically different, but the time of onset and the likely cause of the deficit are different.
Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003250:Constriction; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors