On March 11, 2025, the Neurosurgery Department of the University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University successfully performed its first low-positioned, long-segment, multiple carotid endarterectomy on a 71-year-old patient. Following the surgery, the patient experienced significant improvement in left-eye vision and alleviation of right-sided limb weakness.
For patients with special long-segment, multiple carotid artery lesions extending superiorly to the distal carotid artery, surgical exposure is challenging and carries a risk of nerve injury. When lesions extend inferiorly near the aortic arch or brachiocephalic trunk, adjacent arteries, muscles, and lymphatic vessels may be damaged. Therefore, such cases demand surgeons to possess proficient cervical vascular anatomical skills and refined microsurgical suturing techniques.
The successful completion of this procedure marks a significant advancement in the Neurosurgery Department's technical capabilities in the field of ischemic stroke, offering patients with carotid artery stenosis a more thorough and effective treatment option.
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