✓ Extracranial–intracranial bypass surgery has advanced from a mere technical feat to a
procedure requiring careful patient selection and a justifiable decision-making paradigm …

Object The aim of this study was to review the historical developments and current status of
superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass. Method A literature …

✓ The results, complications, and technical aspects of occipital to posterior inferior
cerebellar artery (PICA) bypass surgery are reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups …

The 2-year risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke following internal carotid artery occlusion
(ICAO) in a patient undergoing maximal medical therapy is 5–8% per year. While medical …

Five patients who experienced temporary neurological deterioration after extracranial to
intracranial bypass procedures are reported in detail. These patients suffered transient …

✓ A newly modified cerebral revascularization procedure for ischemia in the territory of the
anterior cerebral artery in moyamoya disease is reported. The approach involves …

A decade has passed since systematic studies were initiated in the USA in an attempt at
establishing the experimental basis for a surgical technique which was to prove an effective …

✓ Two cases are reported in which anastomotic procedures between the posterior cerebral
and superior cerebellar arteries were useful for the management of occlusive and …

Revascularization techniques are being featured more prominently as endovascular
treatments continue to select out complex cerebrovascular pathologies for open surgical …

• Saphenous vein interposition grafts of varying lengths have been used in 25 extracranial-
intracranial bypasses since 1974. Indications for operation included transient ischemic …