Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term changes in the external carotid artery ...

The external carotid arteries supply oxygenated blood to the head region. There is one external carotid artery on the right side of the neck and one on the left side of the neck. Each begins at the ...

DESPITE general interest in the physiology of the carotid circulation of man, there is little precise information about blood flow through these vessels. Neurosurgeons have long been accustomed to ...

There were 255 carotid endarterectomies on 236 patients (143 males). The median age was 72 years (range 52-92). Median hospital stay was 3 days. Mean follow up with duplex ultrasound scan 3 years (95% ...