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.
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Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
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Schoevaerdts
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Jaumin
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Ponlot
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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