title: Carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia may be the treatment of choice for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
authors.forename: Kosmas I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome