Salvage STA-MCA bypass surgery in an adult moyamoya patient after failed indirect revascularization surgery

A 39-year-old female moyamoya disease patient underwent a salvage direct bypass surgery involving anastomosis of the superficial temporal artery or STA and middle cerebral artery or MCA. This report describes a rare case of moyamoya disease that was revascularized after the previous indirect bypass...

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Published in:British journal of neurosurgery 2015-11, Vol.29 (6), p.868-870
Main Authors: Yoo, Minwook, Jin, Sung-Chul, Jin, Seong-Jin, Choi, Byeong-Sam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Anastomosis, Surgical - methods
Brain
Cerebral Revascularization
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Collateral Circulation
Coronary vessels
Female
Heart surgery
Humans
Middle Cerebral Artery - surgery
Moyamoya Disease - physiopathology
Moyamoya Disease - surgery
Neurological disorders
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Paresis - etiology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Salvage Therapy - methods
Temporal Arteries - surgery
Treatment Failure
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 39-year-old female moyamoya disease patient underwent a salvage direct bypass surgery involving anastomosis of the superficial temporal artery or STA and middle cerebral artery or MCA. This report describes a rare case of moyamoya disease that was revascularized after the previous indirect bypass surgery failed to restore collateral blood flow.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.3109/02688697.2015.1071336