| Surgical anatomy of the arteries of the posterior fossa. | |
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PMID: 3760965 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The development of revascularization for vertebrobasilar ischemic events has created a need to identify the best sites at which to perform bypass procedures. Since the occlusive process may selectively affect various levels of the vertebrobasilar tree, sites in different vessels must be used to reestablish flow distal to the area of occlusion. Twenty-seven unfixed human brains were obtained 4 to 8 hours post mortem, and the vertebrobasilar system was injected with polyester resin. Under a surgical microscope the outer diameter, length, and site of origin of major branches were recorded for the following arteries: vertebral, basilar, posterior inferior cerebellar (PICA), anterior inferior cerebellar (AICA), superior cerebellar (SCA), and posterior cerebral (PCA). The ideal sites for an anastomosis were identified as the pretonsillar segment of the PICA, the second portion of the AICA, the perimesencephalic segment of the SCA, and the perimesencephalic part of the PCA. Based on the anatomical observations reported here, these were the best sites because of their outer diameter, degree of mobility, least number of branches, and frequency of occurrence. Use of two of these arteries, however, may pose potential problems: although the PCA has an ideal outer diameter, it also has numerous branches to the brain stem in its most accessible site in the perimesencephalic area; and the PICA is not consistently present, being found in only 75% of the 27 specimens studied. |
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Authors:
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C Shrontz; M Dujovny; J I Ausman; F G Diaz; J E Pearce; S K Berman; E Hirsch; H G Mirchandani |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of neurosurgery Volume: 65 ISSN: 0022-3085 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosurg. Publication Date: 1986 Oct |
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Created Date: 1986-11-03 Completed Date: 1986-11-03 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0253357 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 540-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Basilar Artery
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anatomy & histology Cerebellum / blood supply Cerebral Arteries / anatomy & histology Cerebral Revascularization* Cerebrovascular Circulation* Cranial Fossa, Posterior Humans Vertebral Artery / anatomy & histology |
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