CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2018; 13(01): 9-17
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_76_17
Review Article

Direct cerebral revascularization: Extracranial-intracranial bypass

Sengottuvel Thanapal
Department of Neurosurgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
,
Shyam Duvuru
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
Treepob Sae-Ngow
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Hua Hin Hospital, Hua Hin City
,
Yoko Kato
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Banbuntane Hotokukai Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Katsumi Takizawa
4   Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Hokkaido
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In 1967, the first extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) arterial anastomosis was performed. Since that time, EC-IC bypass surgery has become a widely accepted surgical treatment for patients with IC stenotic or occlusive atherosclerotic lesions. This article will discuss the history, indications, types, surgical methods, and complications of the EC-IC bypass.



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