Is extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery effective in certain patients?

Abstract

The role of surgical revascularization for patients who have ischemic disease remains controversial. Despite the previous EC-IC bypass trial that failed to demonstrate the benefit from STA-MCA bypass compared with medical therapy, however, there is mounting evidence that the procedure should be considered in selected patients. Bypass remains a mainstay of treatment in moyamoya disease and in flow replacement in the setting of planned vessel sacrifice.

• Authors: Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Fady T Charbel
• Journal: Neurologic clinics (Neurol Clin) Vol. 24 Issue 4 Pg. 729-43 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 0733-8619 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16935199 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Brain (blood supply)
• Brain Diseases (surgery)
• Cerebral Angiography
• Cerebral Revascularization (methods)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Humans
• Neurosurgical Procedures (methods)
• Vascular Surgical Procedures (methods)