Carotid endarterectomy; CAS surgery; Carotid artery stenosis - surgery; Endarterectomy - carotid artery

The risks for any anesthesia are:

• Allergic reactions to medicines
• Breathing problems

The risks for any surgery are:

• Bleeding
• Infection

Risks of carotid surgery are:

• Blood clots or bleeding in the brain
• Brain damage
• Heart attack
• More blockage of the carotid artery over time
• Seizures (this is rare)
• Stroke (this is rare)
• Swelling near your airway (the tube you breathe through)

Images

Carotid stenosis, X-ray of the right artery

Arterial plaque build-up

Atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery

Carotid stenosis, X-ray of the left artery

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Review Date: 03/31/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Sheth, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine;David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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