This book addresses multiple principles of carotid endarterectomy in terms of cervical anatomy, surgical techniques, practical cases and frequent questions stemming from clinical practice. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective way to the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, which significantly reduce the risk of stroke. This book covers the key concepts and common question in CEA. It is a practical book focusing on basic surgical technical techniques, but not covers controversial issues.

This book describes various microneurosurgical techniques from anatomy to clinical practice. In each 10 chapters, anatomy areas and their microsurgical comments are included. Totally 591 photographs, among which 190 are photographs of specimen and 195 are intraoperative photographs, 195 are clinical data and 11 hand-drawing pictures are presented in the book.It is a practical reference book highly recommended for neurosurgeon, neurologist and resident.