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Article: SURGERY TO CORRECT BLOCKED CAROTID ARTERIES CAN BE RISKY
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- March 7, 1993
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You felt fine when you stepped into your doctor's office.
But now, there on the screen, is an X-ray of your head. It shows a blood vessel, looking as fat as a garden hose, snaking up your neck and into your brain. Smack in the middle of it is a very tight kink.
The doctor is talking about the risks and benefits of surgery.
Without a corrective operation, you might have a stroke, or die. With the operation, you might have a stroke, or die.
Suddenly, you don't feel so well, and with good reason. You've stepped into a gray area of medical science. Behind the scenes, there's a raging debate over what should be done with ...