Low rates of restenosis in primary lateral carotid artery endarterectomy

Low rates of restenosis in primary lateral carotid artery endarterectomy. Mackevičius A., Mosenko V., Laurikėnas K., Šatavičiūtė A., Baltrūnas T., Chernyaha-Royko U., Demkova N., Bardachenko L. Carotid artery endarterectomy (CAE) is a treatment of choice for symptomatic and asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis, showing great results in reducing stroke morbidity. The optimal technique of the arterial closure is, however, still under discussion, with both patch angioplasty and primary closure having numerous advantages and pitfalls. The definite evidence is still lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the modified primary closure technique during CEA. Incidence of restenosis more than 8 months after the surgery was measured. A retrospective observational