Severe narrowing of the carotid arteries can be treated with surgery.
Carotid artery stenosis is a disease in which the walls of the large arterial vessels in the neck become narrowed, which can easily induce strokes and seriously cause death. If the carotid artery stenosis is severe, with a degree of stenosis greater than 50% and accompanied by symptoms of cerebral ischemia, or if the degree of stenosis is greater than 70%, surgical treatment is required.
Surgical treatment of carotid artery stenosis is categorized into carotid artery stenting, carotid artery endarterectomy, etc. Prior to surgery, the doctor will diagnose the patient’s specific condition and recommend an appropriate surgical plan. However, the purpose of the surgery is to reduce the degree of carotid artery stenosis, but you need to go to the hospital regularly for review after the surgery, with the purpose of determining whether the recovery is satisfactory.