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Vertebral artery disease: radiological evaluation medical management, and microsurgical treatment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7322314     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The neuroradiological evaluation, perioperative medical management, and microsurgical treatment of variously located vertebral artery lesions are presented. Four types of surgical procedures were undertaken: proximal vertebral artery to common carotid artery end-to-side anastomosis; external carotid artery to midcervical vertebral artery end-to-side anastomosis; external carotid artery to distal cervical vertebral artery end-to-end anastomosis; and occipital artery to posterior inferior cerebellar artery end-to-side anastomosis. Each case is used to demonstrate the evaluation and management involved, the type of and rationale for the surgical procedure selected, and the patency of the anastomosis performed. Two points are emphasized. One is that, after careful angiographic evaluation and improved perioperative medical management, lesions of the vertebral artery are indeed amenable to microsurgical intervention with relatively low risk to the patient. The other is that, whenever possible, anastomosis of the largest caliber of vessels with the least number of suture lines is the surgical treatment of choice.
Authors:
M B Pritz; W F Chandler; G W Kindt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0148-396X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  1981 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-03-13     Completed Date:  1982-03-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  524-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carotid Arteries / surgery
Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery
Cerebral Angiography
Humans
Male
Microsurgery / methods
Middle Aged
Vertebral Artery / surgery*
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / surgery*

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