What is carotid artery stenosis stripping surgery and who is a candidate for it

At the same time as the standard of living improves, a lot of diseases also come quietly, so that our healthy life from now on is not peaceful. Cerebrovascular disease is a kind of disease that makes people more afraid, for example, carotid artery stenosis is a high incidence of cerebrovascular neurological diseases. Once the carotid artery stenosis, the blood supply to the brain is not optimistic, not active treatment control, followed by more serious health problems. Some studies show that carotid artery stenosis is one of the most important causes of cerebral ischemia and cerebral infarction, and the risk factors are large, so it is a priority to actively take effective treatment. For the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, depending on the degree of the patient’s condition, the treatment is also symptomatic solution. Some patients with less than 50% stenosis and no obvious symptoms can be controlled by conservative medication. However, if the degree of stenosis is greater than 70%, surgical treatment is necessary, and carotid artery stenosis debulking surgery is currently the more ideal surgical method. Of course, when considering surgery, patients are confused and have various concerns, such as what is carotid artery stenosis surgery and who is suitable for it. In fact, carotid artery stenosis stripping surgery is still very well understood, it is a surgical way to cut the carotid artery in the neck, remove the diseased carotid artery lining plaque, to help restore the carotid artery lining smooth and normal size, is the current standard surgery for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. So, who is suitable for carotid artery stenosis stripping? As mentioned above, patients with stenosis greater than 70% must undergo carotid artery stenosis debulking surgery, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not, and they are required to be in good physical condition, with no specific underlying medical conditions, etc. In short, carotid artery stenosis debulking surgery is a standard procedure for treating carotid stenosis. In short, the suitability of the procedure should be determined by specific examination and evaluation, which is also to better ensure the safety of the procedure.