Experimental carotid-basilar bypass.
A procedure for anastomosing the carotid to the vertebrobasilar circulation in the dog is described. A total of 20 experiments (10 acute and 10 chronic) were performed on dogs. The grafted vessel was found to be patent in 2 out of 4 dogs at 3 months after operation. The flow through the grafts, recorded by electromagnetic flowmeter, was 5-9 ml/min.
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008722:Methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods