title: [Results of vascular surgery treatment of vertebrobasilar insufficiency].
abstract: A retrospective analysis of the data of 64 patients with vertebral-basilar insufficiency is presented who were operated between 1980 to 1919 in our institution. Surgery for vertebral-basilar insufficiency comprises only 5.2% of all 1422 supra-aortic reconstructions performed during this period. The leading symptom was vertigo which was present in 41%. Disturbances of vision occurred in 9.8%. 29 bypass procedures and 35 arterial transpositions were performed. A mean follow up of 5.1 years revealed a patency rate of 83.3% in bypass procedures, 92.8% in subclavian transpositions and 100% in vertebral artery transpositions. These good haemodynamic results correlated with marked improvement of the clinical symptoms in 80% of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Technischen Universität München, Vorstand: Univ. Prof. P.C. Maurer.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pflugbeil
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hornschuch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Sommoggy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dörrler
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse gefässchirurgischer Therapie bei vertebrobasilärer Insuffizienz.