Carotid endarterectomy (CEA), an important surgical approach for managing carotid plaque, has evolved over more than 70 years but still cannot be applied to all tandem carotid lesions (TCLs) because of the wide range of these lesions. Herein, the investigators introduce an innovative CEA, Gao's triple eversion CEA (GTE-CEA), for the treatment of TCLs.
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Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Timeframe: Until the end of the study, an average of 3 years