Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy

CONCLUSIONS: Compared with primary closure, carotid patch angioplasty may reduce the risk of perioperative arterial occlusion and long-term restenosis of the operated artery. It would appear to reduce the risk of ipsilateral stroke during the perioperative and long-term period and reduce the risk of any stroke in the long-term when compared with primary closure. However, the evidence is uncertain due to the limited quality of included trials.PMID:35920689 | PMC:PMC9347312 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000160.pub4

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Saritphat Orrapin Thoetphum Benyakorn Boonying Siribumrungwong Kittipan Rerkasem Source Type: research