title: [Selective resection of the carotid artery for the treatment of carotid body tumor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Selecting carotid tumors and preventing the fatal bleeding of intraoperation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The carotid compression test and inspection of angiography with transcranial Doppler sonography and keeping intraoperative awake after relieving pain anesthetization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten cases of carotid artery were occluded for 2 hours within operation, and 4 carotids were resected and 6 carotid body tumor were peeled and their carotid were reserved. No neurological problems were encountered in the 10 patients for 5 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our experience proved that the carotid compression test and inspection of angiography with transcranial Doppler sonography and keeping intraoperative awake after relieving pain anesthetization can help to supervise the selective carotid resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital, Changsha 410006.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jibao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Haiqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiannan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yongyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery*; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male