Open AccessDistal vertebral artery reconstruction when managing vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Author(s) -
D M Galaktionov,
А. В. Дубовой,
К. С. Овсянников
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
patologiâ krovoobraŝeniâ i kardiohirurgiâ/patologiâ krovoobrašeniâ i kardiohirurgiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2500-3119
pISSN - 1681-3472
DOI - 10.21688/1681-3472-2017-3-86-94
Subject(s) - medicine , vertebral artery , vertebrobasilar insufficiency , cardiology , artery , radiology
This article presents a literature review devoted to the reconstruction of the distal vertebral artery and a clinical case of successful surgical treatment of a patient suffering from vertebrobasilar insufficiency caused by occlusion of the vertebral artery in a proximal segment. The external carotid artery-distal vertebral artery bypass was performed by using the radial artery. Received 27 February 2017. Revised 25 July 2017. Accepted 3 August 2017. Funding: The study did not have sponsorship. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.