title: Carotid artery grafting for restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.
abstract: The paper analyzes outcomes of 12 internal carotid artery (ICA) graftings for repeat stenosis after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in 11 patients. In 6 cases restenosis occurred after eversion CEA, in 5 - after conventional patch CEA, and in 1 case - after ICA patch angioplasty for post-CEA restenosis. Critical restenosis >75% in reconstruction area was an indication for surgical intervention. There was 1 case of graft thrombosis in early postoperative period with hemispherical stroke and lethal outcome. Eight patients were examined in late postoperative period. Mean follow-up was 34?+/-?8.44 months (from 16 to 48 months). No cerebrovascular disturbances in operated ICA feeding area were detected. In 6 patients graft patency was good, while 2 smoking patients with diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia demonstrated repeat restenosis of proximal anastomosis >70%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, A V Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Pokrovskiĭ
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kuntsevich
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Beloiartsev
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Burtseva
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fedorov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index