title: Carotid artery stenting is not an alternative to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Köklü
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Isa Oner
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Göksel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cağırcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Görkem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kuş
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurgül
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Biçer Gömceli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erol
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome