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Report: Safely executing CEA during COVID-19
A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) carried out on a 71-year-old stroke patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is highlighted in a recent case report as an example of the procedure’s safe execution under the strains of the pandemic. Tej M. Singh, MD,…
Patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis may be successfully managed medically, researchers find ‘relatively high’ long-term survival
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—High-risk patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis may be successfully managed medically, delegates at the winter meeting of the Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Jan. 30–Feb. 2, were told. That was the…
How to maximize a minimal incision
Mini-incision carotid surgery was first reported (not necessarily performed) by Ascher et al in 2005. In light of this report and an ever-growing patient demand for minimally invasive procedures, it is surprising that this procedure has not been widely adopted…