Microsurgical cerebral revascularization for the treatment of stroke.
A study of 1,000 STA-MCA by-pass procedures in stroke patients is described as "extremely encouraging", with greater than 90% patency rate and marked improvement in patients who had not responded to medical management or had been turned away from routine vascular surgery.
D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged