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(Chest. 1967;51:278-281.)
© 1967 American College of Chest Physicians

Removal of the Carotid Body for Asthma

A report of 19 treated patients

W. A. L. MacGowan F.R.C.S.I., F.C.C.P.1

1 Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

1) Nineteen patients suffering from intractable asthma were submitted to unilateral removal of the carotid body.

2) Only three were improved following the procedure; in one of these there was a strong emotional factor.

3) Three patients showed a permanent rise in blood pressure, an undesirable sideeffect. Otherwise, there was no mortality or morbidity from the operation itself.






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