Objectives The aim was to determine the mode of presentation and 30 day procedural risks
in 4418 patients with 4743 carotid body tumours (CBTs) undergoing surgical excision …

BACKGROUND: Now, surgical resection still remains the gold standard for the treatment of
carotid body tumors (CBTs). Although advances in surgical techniques and the introduction …

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed neurovascular complications in the surgical management
of carotid body tumors (CBTs), with emphasis on those treated with and without preoperative …

Background Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare entities for which surgical resection
remains the gold standard. Given their hypervascularity, preoperative embolization is often …

Background There is no consensus on the impact of preoperative embolization (EMB) on the
surgical outcomes of carotid body tumor (CBT) resections. Methods A systematic review and …

Background The study aims to conduct a review of the surgical management of carotid body
tumor. Methods Consecutive patients with CBT who received surgical interventions from …

Background Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are highly vascularized tumors which can render
tumor resection surgery challenging. There is evidence suggesting that preoperative …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of carotid reconstruction (REC) and pre-operative
embolization (EMB) for Carotid Body Tumor (CBT) surgery. Methods: Retrospective study …

The purpose of this retrospective study is to present our approach to the management of
patients with carotid body tumors (CBTs), emphasizing the role of malignancy and …

Objective This study examined the relationship between two new variables, tumor distance
to base of skull (DTBOS) and tumor volume, with complications of carotid body tumor (CBT) …