Around one hundred forty thousand Carotid Endarterectomies are preformed each year. Carotid Endarterectomy, CEA, surgery is done to people who have plaque build up in their carotid arteries also known as Carotid Artery Disease. This surgery is used to prevent strokes in people who have the Carotid Artery Disease. The CEA surgery is so common that the success rate is around ninety seven percent. First the surgeon makes an incisions is made behind your ear all the way down to your collar bone. The incision should give the surgeon a clear view of the carotid artery, two arteries. Then the carotid artery will be clamped to stop the blood flow. Next the artery is opened up and a temporary shunt will be put in its place to continue blood flow into the brain. After the shunt is put in, the surgeon will take out the plaque using surgical tweezers. When the plaque is removed, the artery is sown back together. The surgeon usually inserts a patch to widen the artery. When the surgeon is finished sowing the artery back together, he/she will close up.
Recovery for this procedure usually takes one or two days. Some people go home the day of the surgery. The healing process is quick and simple compared to most other post surgery recoveries.
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