title: History of carotid artery surgery.
abstract: The history of carotid artery surgery is briefly reviewed. The introduction of cerebral angiography, coupled with increasing awareness of the extracranial location of offending lesions responsible for stroke syndromes, has resulted in the use of carotid endarterectomy as an important clinical therapeutic modality.
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*