Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery: Surgical Techniques and Perioperative Management / 대한뇌혈관학회지

ABSTRACT

Options for extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery of anterior circulation include saphenous vein grafts, occipital to middle cerebral artery (MCA) anastomosis, and most commonly superficial temporal artery (STA) to MCA anastomosis. Although less common, posterior circulation revascularization has been successfully peformed. The operative techniques and perioperative management such as anesthetic techniques and electrophysiologic monitoring are reviewed. Finally the author's surgical experiences of STA-MCA anastomosis in 30 patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery or MCA stenoocclusion are reported.