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ArticleSurgical neurology international2018

Occipital artery to extracranial vertebral artery anastomosis for bilateral vertebral artery stenosis at the origin: A case report.

Masahito Katsuki, Yasunaga Yamamoto, Naomichi Wada, Yukinari Kakizawa

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masahito KatsukiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Kogandori, Suwa, Nagano, Japan.
Yasunaga YamamotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Kogandori, Suwa, Nagano, Japan.
Naomichi WadaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Kogandori, Suwa, Nagano, Japan.
Yukinari KakizawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Kogandori, Suwa, Nagano, Japan.
Suwa Red Cross Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRevascularization of posterior circulation is essential in patients with severe bilateral vertebral artery (VA) stenosis despite administering maximal medical treatment, due to the high mortality of posterior circulation stroke. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a 69-year-old man with bilateral severe VA stenosis at the origins, treated with occipital artery (OA)-distal VA anastomosis.

conclusionEndovascular treatment and other surgical treatments, such as bypass grafting, are effective, but OA-VA anastomosis is a safe and effective procedure for revascularization of the posterior circulation.

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Arterial reconstructionoccipital artery-vertebral artery transpositionvertebral artery stenosisvertebrobasilar insufficiency

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PMID29740503
PMCPMC5926210
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