Extracranial vertebral artery to middle cerebral artery bypass in therapeutic internal carotid artery occlusion for epipharyngeal carcinoma: A technical case report

CONCLUSION: ICA ligation with VA-MCA high-flow bypass earlier than chemoradiotherapy is useful for epipharyngeal carcinoma as it prevents carotid artery rupture and allows radical intervention.PMID:33948319 | PMC:PMC8088539 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_99_2021

Source: Surgical Neurology International - May 5, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Nakao Ota Johan Carlos Valenzuela Daiki Chida Rokuya Tanikawa Source Type: research