Revascularization of the rostral brain stem.
The clinical and angiographic diagnosis of rostral brain stem vascular insufficiency is reviewed. The various possibilities for surgical revascularization of this area include anastomosis of the superficial temporal or occipital artery to the main stem of the posterior cerebral or superior cerebellar artery of their branches. A new technique for anastomosing the superficial temporal artery to the posterior cerebral artery in the tentorial incisura is presented, and other methods of rostral brain stem revascularization are considered. Indications for revascularization of the rostral brain stem are not clearly defined, but should include clinical and angiographic evidence of upper brain stem ischemia.
D000792:Angiography; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery