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Cerebral Vascular Insufficiency Learning Center

Treatments could include:
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. P...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 9, 2009
Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to treat obstruction of the carotid artery caused by atherosclerotic plaque formation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Endovascular stent surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses advanced technology and instrumentation to treat such disorders of the circulatory system as blockage or damage to blood vessels caused by the build up of plaque (fatt...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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