title: Carotid artery stenting is not an alternative to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. hasantuzun@superonline.com.
authors.forename: Kamil Hasan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tüzün
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery*; D057505:Embolic Protection Devices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*