UNLABELLED: The authors evaluate the results of 100 carotid endarterectomies in 88 patients, 70 plus years old, operated between April 1997 and December 2000. Regional anaesthesia was always used. The use of intraluminal shunt was selective (11%), on the basis of consciousness and the neurological status. Operating microscope and microsurgical technique were used in all cases. Neither 30-d morbidity nor mortality has been detected in the group. Medical morbidity has been recorded in 2 patients. CONCLUSION: Carotid microendarterectomy in regional anesthesia represents effective procedure for patients in the old age.

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