title: Perioperative results eversion carotid endarterectomy in bilateral symptomatic stenosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a standard treatment for the prevention of stroke and death in patients with significant stenosis of the internal carotid artery. Eversion endarterectomy is warranted in patients with symptoms of cerebral ischemia and the degree of stenosis of 70-99%. The same is suitable for treating a symptomatic carotid artery stenosis with contralateral stenosis (50-70%).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate perioperative complications (ICV, TIA, MI, mortality) in patients treated with carotid eversion endarterectomy with unilateral and bilateral symptomatic stenosis (with bilateral stenosis treated with ACI stenosis ≥70%).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 139 patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis at the Department of Vascular Surgery of the University Clinical Center of Sarajevo in the period from January 2012 to December 2014 year. Given the involvement of ACI stenosis patients were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of 74 patients with bilateral stenosis (surgically treated with ACI stenosis ≥70%, while the degree of stenosis opposite ACI was from 50-70%), and group B of 65 patients with unilateral stenosis ≥70%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 139 patients included in the study, in the group A was 74, of which 46 male (62.2%) and 28 female (37.8%), while in group B were 42 male (64.6%) and 23 female (35.4%) (p = 0.90). The subjects in group A were slightly older 65.9 (± 7.8) compared to group B 64.2 (± 7.7) (p = 0.17). Analysis of risk factors indicating a higher number in Group A compared to group B, but the difference was not statistically significant: 34 smokers (45.9%) versus 36 (55.4%); p = 0:34), patients with hypertension (63 (85.1%) against the 52 (80.0%); p = 0.56), with statin therapy (62 (83.8%) versus 52 (80.0%); p = 0.72), diabetes (18 (24.3%) versus 18 (27.7%); p = 0.79) and with a heart disease (18 (24.3%) versus 7 (10.8%); p = 0.06). Analysis of the frequency of perioperative complications between the groups was not statistically significant: ICV (2/74 versus 3/65; p = 1.00), TIA (2/74 versus 3/65; p = 0.88), one death was recorded in group A, while myocardial infarction (MI) we had in either group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, no statistically about significant differences in the number of perioperative complications (from 0 to 30 days) between the two groups. With this risk is acceptable to perform carotid endarterectomy in a patient in the opposite ACI stenosis of 50-70%.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Muhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Djedovic
authors.affiliation: BH Heart Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Samed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djedovic
authors.affiliation: Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Nedzad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rustempasic
authors.affiliation: BH Heart Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Totic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059035:Perioperative Period; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: bilateral stenosis; eversion carotid endarterectomy; symptomatic stenosis; unilateral stenosis