Improvement of cerebrovascular reserve capacity by EC-IC arterial bypass surgery in patients with ICA occlusion and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery Vol. 81; no. 2; p. 236
• Main Authors: Schmiedek, P, Piepgras, A, Leinsinger, G, Kirsch, C M, Einhüpl, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anastomosis, Surgical; Arterial Occlusive Diseases - physiopathology; Arterial Occlusive Diseases - surgery; Arteriosclerosis - physiopathology; Arteriosclerosis - surgery; Carotid Artery Diseases - physiopathology; Carotid Artery Diseases - surgery; Carotid Artery, External - physiopathology; Carotid Artery, External - surgery; Carotid Artery, Internal - physiopathology; Carotid Artery, Internal - surgery; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebral Arteries - surgery; Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology; Collateral Circulation - physiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemodynamics; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient - physiopathology; Ischemic Attack, Transient - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Survival Rate; Temporal Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Temporal Arteries - surgery; Vascular Patency

Since the negative results of the international Bypass Study, extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery is infrequently employed in the treatment of patients with cerebral ischemia. Newly acquired evidence concerning the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia, however, has facilitated the ident...