title: Endarterectomy of the external carotid artery. Its importance in the surgical management of extracranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow