Abstract:Carotid artery disease is the result of atherosclerosis, if the obstruction of common carotid and the bifurcation of the common carotid artery or internal carotid artery occurred. The embolic phenomenon is the main cause of this obstruction. The role of collateral blood flow (circle of Willis and exracranial anastomosis channels) is very important. During endoarterctomy, the degree of ischemia and postoperative complications depends on the degree of the dependency of cerebral circulation on the ipsi lateral in… Show more
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