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- Title
Comprehensive comparison of carotid endarterectomy primary closure and patch angioplasty: A single-institution experience.
- Authors
Zagzoog, Nirmeen; Elgheriani, Ali; Attar, Ahmed; Takroni, Radwan; Aljoghaiman, Majid; Klotz, Lisa; Vandervelde, Cheyanne; Darling, Chloe; Farrokhyar, Forrough; Martyniuk, Amanda; Algird, Almunder
- Abstract
Background: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective intervention for the treatment of high-grade carotid stenosis. Technical preferences exist in the operative steps including the use patch for arteriotomy closure. The goals of this study are to compare the rate of postoperative complications and the rate of recurrent stenosis between patients undergoing primary versus patch closure during CEA. Methods: Retrospective chart review was conducted for patients who underwent CEA at single institution. Vascular surgeons mainly performed patch closure technique while neurosurgeons used primary closure. Patients' baseline characteristics as well as intraprocedural data, periprocedural complications, and postprocedural followup outcomes were captured. Results: Seven hundred and thirteen charts were included for review with mean age of 70.5 years (SD = 10.4) and males representing 64.2% of the cohort. About 49% of patients underwent primary closure while 364 (51%) patients underwent patch closure. Severe stenosis was more prevalent in patients receiving patch closure (94.5% vs. 89.4%; P = 0.013). The incidence of overall complications did not differ between the two procedures (odds ratio = 1.23, 95% confidence intervals = 0.82-1.85; P = 0.353) with the most common complications being neck hematoma, strokes, and TIA. Doppler ultrasound imaging at 6 months postoperative follow-up showed evidence of recurrent stenosis in 15.7% of the primary closure patients compared to 16% in patch closure cohort. Conclusion: Both primary closure and patch closure techniques seem to have similar risk profiles and are equally robust techniques to utilize for CEA procedures.
- Subjects
ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID endarterectomy; CAROTID artery stenosis; DOPPLER ultrasonography; ULTRASONIC imaging; SURGICAL complications
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2022, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/SNI_1013_2021