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La chirurgia carotidea nell’esperienza della scuola fiorentina

  • Carlo Pratesi
  • Alessandro Alessi Innocenti
  • Elena Giacomelli
  • Walter Dorigo
  • Sara Speziali
  • Rossella Di Domenico
  • Roberto Falso
  • Leonidas Azas
  • Emiliano Chiti
  • Raffaele Pulli

The experience of the Florentine School in carotid surgery integrates genetic research, clinical selection, imaging, and surgical–anesthesiological innovations. This personalized approach has improved timing and safety of CEA, achieving excellent perioperative and long-term outcomes, even in complex cases.

  • Keywords:
  • Carotid surgery,
  • Outcomes,
  • Neurological monitoring,
  • Surgical techniques,
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Carlo Pratesi

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1815-4158

Alessandro Alessi Innocenti

University of Florence, Italy

Elena Giacomelli

University of Florence, Italy

Walter Dorigo

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3814-5961

Sara Speziali

University of Florence, Italy

Rossella Di Domenico

University of Florence, Italy

Roberto Falso

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0005-0173-7498

Leonidas Azas

University of Florence, Italy

Emiliano Chiti

University of Florence, Italy

Raffaele Pulli

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1343-437X

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Titolo del capitolo

La chirurgia carotidea nell’esperienza della scuola fiorentina

Autori

Carlo Pratesi, Alessandro Alessi Innocenti, Elena Giacomelli, Walter Dorigo, Sara Speziali, Rossella Di Domenico, Roberto Falso, Leonidas Azas, Emiliano Chiti, Raffaele Pulli

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10.36253/979-12-215-0880-2.05

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2026

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La Chirurgia Vascolare dell’Ateneo Fiorentino: 50 anni di storia

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Carlo Pratesi, Raffaele Pulli

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104

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2026

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Firenze University Press

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