carotid endarterectomy surgery (11 images)

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  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. Patient has been anaesthetized and postioned on operating table with head turned to the left, the side of the head and neck have been painted with an iodine based antiseptic solution...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. Surgeon making the incision following the border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The cut is deepened as far as the carotid sheath. The carotid bifurcation lies just below the midpoint...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. Surgeon making the incision following the border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The cut is deepened as far as the carotid sheath. The carotid bifurcation lies just below the midpoint...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. Incision is deepened to expose the bifurcation of the carotid artery. The internal jugular vein and cranial nerves are then identified. Silastic slings are placed around the main arteries...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. An incision is made into the artery. A fine plastic tube, a shunt, is placed into the artey. The shunt allows blood to pass up to the right side of the brain...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. With the carotid held open fine artery forceps and a dissector will be used to free and remove the diseased inner lining...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. The atheromatous inner lining of the artery which has been removed in one piece...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. The shunt has been removed and the artery has been repaired and has been sutured, blood flow has now been fully restored to the brain. ..©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. The surgeon is now suturing the incision in the neck...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
  • Carotid endarterectomy surgery. Sutures in the incision in the neck...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com