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ISC Restenosis Similar With Carotid Stenting or Surgery: CREST At 2 years, carotid restenosis is infrequent and appears similar whether patients were treated with carotid stenting or endarterectomy.
Medscape Medical News, February 1, 2012
Carotid Stenting, Endarterectomy After Cervical Radiation Contrary to traditional thinking, carotid endarterectomy can be done safely in patients who've had cervical radiation therapy, a meta-analysis shows.
Reuters Health Information, January 18, 2012

Best Research Developments in Surgery: 2011 Which published studies had a big impact on the field of surgery in 2011? Find out here.
Medscape General Surgery, November 23, 2011
Embolectomy for Ischemic Stroke: A Look at Outcomes Dr. Mark Alberts discusses a new study published in Stroke evaluating endovascular embolectomy therapy outcomes for acute ischemic stroke.
Medscape Neurology, August 11, 2011

Treating Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Invasively? Not Yet
Medscape General Surgery, August 4, 2011
CAS Equals CEA: Not so Fast
Medscape General Surgery, July 25, 2011
Elective Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Medscape General Surgery, June 7, 2011
AAN 2011: When to Stent in Stroke
Medscape Neurology, May 5, 2011