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The background and history of internal carotid reconstruction are presented. Highlights in the early development of this technique include the research of John Ramsay Hunt, Moniz, and Leriche, and the surgical techniques of Carrel and Guthrie. Miller Fisher published his extensive studies on cerebrovascular disease and carotid occlusion in 1951. Pioneering operations by Carrea and Molins in Argentina,...