Completion imaging techniques and their clinical role after carotid endarterectomy: Systematic review of the literature.

Background: Completion imaging has been suggested for the intraoperative quality control assessment of the carotid endarterectomy technical success, in order to immediately resolve pathologic findings and accordingly improve patients' outcome. The aim of this study was to present existing evidence of different completion imaging techniques after carotid endarterectomy and their role on clinical outcome.

Material And Methods: A systematic review was performed searching in MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and Cochrane databases including studies reporting on completion imaging techniques after carotid endarterectomy.