title: [Grafting of carotid arteries].
abstract: Over 5-years, 167 reconstructive surgeries for stenosis of internal carotid arteries (ICA) were performed in 124 patients. Mean age of the patients was 63.5 years. One hundred and twenty-nine carotid endarterectomies (CEAE) in 86 patients and 38 reconstructive operations of ICA in 38 patients were performed. There were no lethal outcomes in short- and long-term postoperative period. In short-term period after prosthesis of ICA restenosis was revealed in 3% patients, after eversion CEAE in 3% patients the embolism was seen, after standard CEAE restenosis were diagnosed in 8% patients and thrombosis -- in 3%. In long-term period after grafting of ICA the strokes were seen in 3%, stenosis -- in 6% patients, after eversion endarterectomy -- in 0 and 3% patients, and after standard CEAE -- in 3 and 24% patients, respectively. It is concluded that grafting of ICA is adequate surgical method of reconstruction and stroke prevention in specific variants of carotid atherosclerosis.
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Belov
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Stepanenko
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gens
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bazylev
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Seleznev
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Savichev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation