Endarterectomía carotídea: monitoreo intraoperatorio con doppler transcraneano / Carotid endarterectomy: intraoperative TCD monitoring

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of intraoperative monitoring with transcranial Doppler during the carotid endarterectomy. Description In the last two years we performed 15 carotid endarterectomies with transcranial doppler intraoperative monitoring. In all case we didn’t use a shunt during the procedure based on the monitoring results. Results: All patients recovered without any neurological deficit. Conclusions: Intraoperative monitoring with transcranial Doppler seems to be a good method to determinate the use or not of a shunt during the procedure.