SynthesisAngiology2025
Role of Preoperative Embolization in Surgical Management of Carotid Body Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Angiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Contrasting Shamblin classification with tumor volume in predicting morbidity and mortality in carotid body tumor resection.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026Article
- [Carotid body tumors].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Management of Shamblin Type III Carotid Body Tumor With Preoperative Embolization, Surgical Resection, and Rescue Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Surgical Safety and Preservation of Quality of Life in Carotid Body Tumour Resection: The Role of Embolisation and Vulnerability Analysis in Working-Age Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical Management and Outcomes of Carotid Body Tumors in a High-Altitude Region of Yemen: A Prospective Cohort Study.Vascular specialist international · 2026Article
- Endovascular preoperative embolization of carotid paraganglioma: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Current Understanding of Carotid Body Paraganglioma Management.Vascular specialist international · 2025Review
- Surgical Resection of a Shamblin Type III Carotid Glomus Tumor Without Preoperative Embolization: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative embolization on carotid body tumor resection. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were screened for studies published between 2010 and 2022. Primary outcomes investigated were intraoperative blood loss, operative time, length of hospital stay, and perioperative complications such as transient ischemic attack (TIA)/stroke, vascular injury, and cranial nerve injury (CNI). A random effects model was used in cases where study heterogeneity was high. Overall, 25 studies were included in the systematic review, involving 1649 patients: 23 studies were eligible for meta-analysis. The incidence of vascular injury was significantly less in the preoperative embolization group (odds ratio (OR) = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.42-0.84;
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