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External ventricular drain as a nontraumatic suction device in carotid endarterectomy

Carotid endarterectomy is a commonly performed operation to remove plaque at the region of the carotid bifurcation. We present our technique to keep the field clear and to minimize potential trauma to the carotid using a neurosurgical external ventricular drain passed behind the common carotid and p...

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Autores principales: Jukes, Alistair, Allan, Rodney
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5757791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29349371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2016.10.005