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Carotid Stenosis : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Insertion of arterial stent

Treatments Overview Articles

Carotid Stenosis
Diagnosis and treatment of carotid stenosis involves the primary care physician, nurses, neurologist, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and specialists who are skilled in performing angioplasty.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Specific Treatments Articles

Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a medical procedure in which a balloon is used to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries). It is not considered to be a type of surgery. See also cardiac catheterization and angiogram .
Source:ADAM
Date:March 30, 2007
Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of angioplasty.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Carotid artery surgery
Carotid artery surgery is a surgical procedure to restore adequate blood flow to the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 14, 2006
Carotid Endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure that is performed to remove deposits of fat, called plaque, from the carotid arteries in the neck. These two main arteries, one on each side of the neck, deliver blood and oxygen to the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Having Carotid Endarterectomy
Having Carotid EndarterectomyEndarterectomy is the removal of plaque from the carotid artery through an incision in the neck. This surgery has very low risk of stroke or complication.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Carotid Endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to treat obstruction of the carotid artery caused by atherosclerotic plaque formation. Purpose The purpose of surgical therapy for vascular disease is to prevent stroke .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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