Restenosis After Carotid Endarterectomy: Insight into risk factors and modification of postoperative management

Restenosis after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a potential complication after surgery for carotid stenosis. Stroke after CEA is a debilitating complication secondary to restenosis and modification of postoperative care may be necessary to decrease incidence of postoperative stroke after CEA. We sought to identify clinical and patient factors that are associated with this complication.

Source: World Neurosurgery - January 21, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Wuyang Yang, Xiaoming Rong, Justin M. Caplan, Xiaobu Ye, Geoffrey P. Colby, Alexander L. Coon, Rafael J. Tamargo, Judy Huang Tags: Original article Source Type: research