Open AccessDirect cerebral revascularization: Extracranial-intracranial bypass
Author(s) -
Sengottuvel Thanapal,
Shyam Duvuru,
Treepob Sae-Ngow,
Yōkō Kato,
Kazuyasu Takizawa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_76_17
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , bypass surgery , revascularization , surgery , radiology , cardiology , artery , myocardial infarction
In 1967, the first extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) arterial anastomosis was performed. Since that time, EC-IC bypass surgery has become a widely accepted surgical treatment for patients with IC stenotic or occlusive atherosclerotic lesions. This article will discuss the history, indications, types, surgical methods, and complications of the EC-IC bypass.