National Experience with Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Epidemiology, Surgical Treatment Strategy, and Treatment Outcome

Conclusions: CAAs are rare entities in vascular surgery. In terms of stroke-free survival, the Swedish national results approach reports from large volume centers. The relatively high risk for permanent cranial nerve injury advocates caution when performing surgery on CAAs.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - November 4, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Joakim Nordanstig, Johan Gelin, Norman Jensen, Klas Österberg, Sofia Strömberg Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research