title: [Clinical analysis of endarterectomy to the stenosis and occlusion of carotid artery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To sum up the experience of carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 1999 to July 2003, 59 patients were treated by CEA. There were 40 males and 19 females, and their age ranged from 56 to 79 years with an average of 71.8 years. The stenotic degree of internal carotid artery were over 80% in all cases. The left lesions were in 35 cases, and the right in 19, and the bilateral in 5. Patching were in 5, bypass with a great saphenous vein in 2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-five cases were excellent. Two patient died, one was caused by hyperperfusion syndrome, the another was due to the acute cardiac infarction at 31 days after operation. The complications included 5 hematosis and 1 hoarseness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CEA is still the best method in treating the stenosis and occlusion of carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Xue-ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tian-you
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng-ling
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Ji-yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Xue-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome