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Revascularization to the ACA: effectiveness and variation of the STA-RAG-A3 bonnet bypass
Sho Tsunoda1, Tomohiro Inoue2, Masafumi Segawa2
1Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan. s.tsunoda1024@gmail.com.
Background:
The effectiveness of bypass surgery in patients with atherothrombotic ischemia in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) domain remains unclear. In this study, three cases with ischemia in the ACA territory underwent revascularization surgery using superficial temporal artery (STA)-radial artery graft (RAG)-A3 (pericallosal artery) bonnet bypass. Herein, we discuss the effectiveness and variations of this approach.
Methods:
Among 182 consecutive patients with atherothrombotic ischemic stroke admitted to the NTT Medical Center, Tokyo, from April 2017 to May 2021, three patients with hemodynamic insufficiency in the extensive ACA territory beyond the recent infarct area were treated using STA-RAG-A3 bonnet bypass.
Results:
One patient with bilateral severe cerebral blood flow (CBF) deficiency required additional A3-A3 and STA-middle cerebral artery single bypass in conjunction with STA-RAG-A3 bypass. There were no complications associated with the surgical procedure. The patients' hemodynamic study results and neurocognitive performances improved dramatically after surgery.
Conclusion:
Our results suggest the efficacy of STA-RAG-A3 bypass for atherothrombotic ACA ischemia. However, because the number of cases was too small to generalize our results, more cases and thorough pre- and postoperative hemodynamic studies are necessary to prove the validity of the approach.
