Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 37-40 , July 2007

Frequency of transient ipsilateral vocal cord paralysis in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia

Presented at the New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass, Sep 22-24, 2006.

Received 4 December 2006 ,Accepted 28 February 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00424-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.02.071

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 37-40 , July 2007

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