Endocrinologists assist patients in managing their diabetes. Vascular surgeons can detect a severe blockage of the carotid artery through a painless ultrasound examination of your neck. Stroke A carotid endarterctomy is performed to remove life-threatening plaque from the carotid arteries and restore blood flow to the brain. Now surgeons at the University of Maryland perform this surgery under local anesthesia. This allows them to monitor patients while they are wide awake and reduce many risks of this procdure.
Most patients rest comfortably after surgery and go home the next day.
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