title: Indirect revascularization techniques for treating moyamoya disease.
abstract: There have been many indirect revascularization techniques described by surgeons for the treatment of moyamoya disease. These surgical procedures are typically used more commonly in pediatric, than in adults', cases. Some of the techniques include: cervical sympathectomy, omental transplantation, multiple burr holes, encephalo-myo-synangiosis (EMS), encephalo-arterio-synangiosis (EAS), encephalo-duro-synangiosis (EDS), encephalo-myo-arterio-synangiosis (EMAS), encephalo-duro-arterio-synangiosis (EDAS), encephalo-duro-arterio-myo-synangiosis (EDAMS), encephalo-duro-galeo (periosteal)-synangiosis (EDGS), and combinations of all the above. This chapter will detail the technical aspects of many of these procedures and some of the reported clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2019, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. npatel777@aol.com
authors.forename: Neil N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Francesco T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Mangano
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klimo
mesh_terms: D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards