If these arteries become blocked, a person may require surgery, also known as a carotid endarterectomy, to remove the blockage. A person has one carotid artery on each side of their neck.

A surgery called carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is one way to remove blockages to the normal flow of blood and to minimize your risk of a stroke. A CEA is also known as carotid artery surgery.

This study aimed to determine the influence of carotid artery surgery on ocular functions and ocular blood flow in patients with ocular ischaemic syndrome (OIS) in the late postoperative period.

Carotid artery surgery and stenting equally effective in preventing stroke, study suggests. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 05 / 100527013318.htm ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However ...

If you've had a stroke or temporary stroke in the past 12 months and over 50 percent of narrowing in your carotid artery, the benefits of surgery or stenting may be large. If you have had neither ...

If you've had a stroke or temporary stroke in the past 12 months and over 50 percent of narrowing in your carotid artery, the benefits of surgery or stenting may be large. If you have had neither ...

In the Netherlands, about 2,000 people with carotid artery stenosis are operated on every year after they have had a stroke. Thirty years ago, large studies showed that an operation in which a ...

If one of your carotid arteries is partly blocked, your doctor may recommend surgery to open it. Your doctor will use imaging tests to look inside the artery and see how bad the blockage is.

1445-2197.2011.05672.x A leading Australian vascular surgeon asks whether people who have no symptoms should have potentially risky surgery to open a narrowing in the carotid artery.