Thompson pioneers new procedure

by MBJ Newswires Published: September 14,2009
Tags: Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg Clinic, J. Keith Thompson, surgery
J. Keith Thompson, DO, FACOS, vascular specialist with Hattiesburg Clinic, recently became the first vascular specialist in Mississippi to perform a new surgical technique known as carotid flow-reversal. This advanced technique, which is used to open blocked neck arteries that can often cause strokes, involves temporarily reversing blood flow to part of the brain while [...] [...]
