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Carotid Endarterectomy

Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure that cleans out and opens up the narrowed carotid artery. It is used in patients at high risk for thrombotic ischemic strokes, which are caused by blockage in the internal carotid artery. It is also sometimes used after a stroke. In such cases, patients have reported improvements in vision, speech, swallowing, functioning of arms and legs, and general quality of life.

There is a risk of a heart attack or stroke from the p...

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Expert & Community Posts

A Week I Will Hopefully Forget

By John McManamy , Health Expert

...chiropractor, Dawn, quickly ascertained no slipped disks or anything disk-related. Whew!... Read more »

Live and on Location From Reality

By John McManamy , Health Expert

...things really got bad, he reminded me, we already had emergency plans in place. I left his... Read more »

14 Questions To Ask A Surgeon BEFORE Surgery

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...improve function. However, before undergoing any surgery, you should be sure to do your due... Read more »

The Results Are In: Do Robotic Prostatectomies Work?

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...This is a landmark paper in the field of robotic surgery and prostate cancer. Dr. Mani Menon, a... Read more »

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Vicodin and Percocet

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

You've probably been hearing in the news that an FDA advisory panel has recommended lowering the... Read more »

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Health Guide

Scoliosis: Surgery

...syndrome from the Harrington procedure does not cause any immediate pain. In later years, however, the disks may collapse below the fusion, making it difficult to stand erect, and the condition... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

...surgeon has had significant experience with the procedure.Specific Approaches for Patients with Herniated DisksNonsurgical Procedures. Patients with herniated disks should try nonsurgical... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery

...intervertebral disk is forced through a weakened part of a disk, it is called a slipped disk. Most slipped disks (herniated disks) take place in the lumbar area of the spine. Slipped disks are one... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

...treatment (IDET) is no better than sham (fake) treatment in relieving chronic back pain due to problem disks. The findings were published in the November 2005 journal Spine.DiagnosisAn imaging... Read more »

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Surgery

SurgerySurgery is sometimes used to remove as much malignant tissue as possible before administering chemotherapy. This is particularly useful for bulky tumors that occur in the stomach.Surgery is... Read more »

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Hip Replacement Surgery -- Hip Surgery due to arthritis

See diagrams of hip replacment surgery and an explanation of hip surgery works... Read more »

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Better Herniated Disc Surgery

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LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A thoracic herniated disc can happen because of disease or normal wear and tear. Fixing the problem is often... Read summary »

Beta-Blockers and Post-Surgery Deaths

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who are given beta-blockers around the time of a non-cardiac surgery could be at an increased risk of suffering a... Read summary »

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