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In this study we report our surgical results of CAS and CEA for carotid stenosis and suggest an appropriate treatment strategy for patients with high risks such as bilateral carotid stenosis or medical risk factors. From January 2001 to December 2005 we surgically treated 182 patients with carotid stenosis. Seventy-nine lesions were treated by CEA and 145 by CAS, respectively. Although CEA was considered the first choice for severe carotid stenosis, CAS was chosen for treatment when CEA was considered a higher risk for patients. Stenosis of carotid arteries was relieved in all cases after CEA or CAS. Surgical mortality of CEA was 1.1% (1/94). Surgical mortality of CAS was 0.7% (1/145). Carotid stenotic lesions can be treated with comparably low morbidity and mortality rates using CEA or/and CAS considering each characteristic of carotid stenosis of patients even with medically high risk or bilateral carotid stenosis.
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Tsukahara, T., Hatano, T., Nakakuki, T., Tsuji, Y., Aoyama, T., Ogata, H. (2008). Combined treatment using CEA and CAS for carotid arterial stenosis. In: Yonekawa, Y., Tsukahara, T., Valavanis, A., Khan, N. (eds) Changing Aspects in Stroke Surgery: Aneurysms, Dissections, Moyamoya Angiopathy and EC-IC Bypass. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 103. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-76589-0_19
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