Surgical and Endovascular Management of Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms, Outcomes From the American College of Surgeons, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Objectives: Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAA) are rare and consequentially understudied; yet multiple management strategies for ECAA have been pursued. The goal of this study was to compare rates of stroke and cardiac events following surgical or endovascular management of ECAA utilizing the American College of Surgeons, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP).

Methods: The ACS-NSQIP database was queried for patients with both selected procedure codes and diagnostic codes specific for ECAA.

Lessons learned during a 30-year experience with simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: A simultaneous operative approach to patients with significant carotid and coronary disease has been suggested as a safe, lower cost, and more convenient alternative to a staged approach. During the last three decades, spanning the career of our senior author, our group has pursued simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in limited circumstances. We previously reported on our results in series from 1984 to 1994 and 1994 to 1999.

Canary in a coal mine: does the plastic surgery market predict the american economy?

Background: Economic tools have been used in the past to predict the trends in plastic surgery procedures. Since 1992, U.S.

Who is providing aesthetic surgery? A detailed examination of the geographic distribution and training backgrounds of cosmetic practitioners in Southern California.

Background: In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of non-plastic surgeons performing cosmetic procedures. This has the potential to have an impact on the plastic surgery practitioner by increasing competition and bringing into question the assurance of patient safety. In this study, a demographic analysis was performed of providers of invasive and minimally invasive cosmetic treatments in the Southern California region.