Open AccessEC-IC bypass for cavernous carotid aneurysms: An initial experience with twelve patients
Author(s) -
Girish Me,
Sudhir Jayanand,
K. Krishnakumar,
Suresh Nair
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.136718
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , occlusion , surgery , superficial temporal artery , anastomosis , internal carotid artery , middle cerebral artery , bypass surgery , thrombosis , radiology , artery , cardiology , ischemia
Need for performing a bypass procedure prior to parent artery occlusion in patients with good cerebral vascular reserve is controversial. We analyze our experience of 12 giant internal carotid artery aneurysms treated with extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass and proximal artery occlusion.