Open AccessExtracranial-intracranial bypass of the bilateral anterior cerebral circulation using a thoracodorsal axis artery-graft
Author(s) -
Abhilash Jain,
Kevin O’Neill,
Maneesh C. Patel,
Niall Kirkpatrick,
Niroshan Sivathasan,
Jagdeep Nanchahal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.106654
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracodorsal artery , bypass grafting , middle cerebral artery , artery , anterior cerebral artery , cerebral circulation , superficial temporal artery , surgery , cardiology , ischemia , free flap
Bilateral extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass-grafting of the cerebral circulation is uncommon. We report a case of anterior cerebral artery EC-IC bypass using the thoracodorsal axis artery-graft. The bifurcation of the thoracodorsal axis allows bypass of both anterior hemispheres, while matching appropriate small-vessel dimensions.