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Intracranial in situ side-to-side microvascular anastomosis: principles, operative technique, and applications
Dinesh Ramanathan1, Ahmed Hegazy, Sudipta Kumar Mukherjee
1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Objective:
Side-to-Side microvascular anastomosis is a revascularization technique used to create an artificial conduit between two similar adjacent vessels. This technique is used for microsurgical clipping of aneurysms, when indicated. It is important to study the angiographic results, both immediate and long term, along with the clinical outcomes and indications of the procedure.
Methods:
Fifteen patients who had this procedure over a fourteen-year period were reviewed for patency of bypass by intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and computed tomographic arteriograms (CTA) and their clinical outcomes were studied. The mean age of the study group was 53.4 years and mean angiographic follow up period was 14 months.
Results:
All surviving patients (14 patients) had patent anastomosis with good clinical outcomes. None of the patients developed a clinically manifested stroke due to the procedure, while one had a small asymptomatic infarct detected post operatively.
Conclusion:
This technique is a useful and durable solution for correcting critical stenosis or complete occlusion of the vessels, while clipping intracranial aneurysms.
