The "bonnet bypass". Case report.
A saphenous vein bypass graft from the contralateral superficial temporal artery to the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery was performed in a patient who required occlusion of his left common carotid artery. This procedure was used because of the unavailability of an ipsilateral donor artery. The bypass is working well 8 months postoperatively.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous