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Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a beneficial procedure for patients with high-grade carotid stenosis. However, patients with bilateral carotid stenosis have a higher surgical risk during CEA. Since the introduction of carotid stenting (CAS) may decrease some of the surgical complications of CEA, a combined treatment using CEA and CAS may be favorable for patients with bilateral carotid stenosis. We analyzed the safety and efficacy of this treatment strategy. Eighteen patients with bilateral carotid stenosis were treated from January 2000. Bilateral CEA was performed on the first two patients, CAS then CEA of contra-lateral symptomatic side in 13 patients, and bilateral CAS in three patients. There were no perioperative neurological complications or strokes during the follow-up period (mean 17 months). The combined treatment of CAS and CEA was a safe and effective strategy for bilateral carotid stenosis.
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Tsukahara, T., Hatano, T., Ogino, E., Aoyama, T., Nakakuki, T., Murakami, M. (2005). Surgical treatment for bilateral carotid arterial stenosis. In: Yonekawa, Y., Keller, E., Sakurai, Y., Tsukahara, T. (eds) New Trends of Surgery for Stroke and its Perioperative Management. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 94. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-27911-3_21
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