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Cirugía de la arteria carótida - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

Endarterectomía de carótida

Riesgos:

Los riesgos que implica cualquier tipo de procedimiento con anestesia son:

  • Reacciones a los medicamentos
  • Problemas respiratorios

Los riesgos que implica cualquier tipo de cirugía son:

  • Sangrado
  • Infección

Otros riesgos de la cirugía de carótida son:

  • Coágulos de sangre
  • Daño cerebral
  • Accidentes cerebrovasculares (1-3% en manos de un cirujano experimentado)
  • Ataques cardíacos
  • Fecha de revisión: 7/14/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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