Ultrasound during surgery of the carotid artery.
Operative ultrasonography is very useful in carotid artery surgery--First to show before the reconstruction the site, the degree and the shape of the lesions--second after the reconstruction to appreciate its quality. In our 26 cases, reintervention was performed in five cases but only 3 have had a second reconstruction. Sensitivity of this method is very high, and this must be taken into consideration before any repeat surgery.
D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014463:Ultrasonography