In memoriam of Michael Ellis DeBakey. Alternative reconstructions of carotid bifurcation for atherosclerosis: the history and the latest advances.
The paper overviews the history of reconstructive surgery for atherosclerotic lesions of carotid bifurcation, as well as indications for various revascularization procedures for internal carotid artery, based on the experience of the Vascular Surgery Department, A. V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, and in particular, on 205 interventions that were carried out in 2006.
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Department of Vascular Surgery, A. V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Moscow, Russia. beloyar@rambler.ru
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000266:history*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014481:United States