title: Extracranial-intracranial bypass of the bilateral anterior cerebral circulation using a thoracodorsal axis artery-graft.
abstract: Bilateral extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass-grafting of the cerebral circulation is uncommon. We report a case of anterior cerebral artery EC-IC bypass using the thoracodorsal axis artery-graft. The bifurcation of the thoracodorsal axis allows bypass of both anterior hemispheres, while matching appropriate small-vessel dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Charing Cross Hospital Campus of Imperial College London, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, U.K.
authors.forename: Abhilash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Maneesh C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Niroshan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sivathasan
authors.forename: Jagdeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nanchahal
keywords: Artery-graft; bilateral EC-IC bypass; thoracodorsal graft; unclippable intracranial aneurysm
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