Since the report from the International Study on extracranial-intracranial bypass was
presented in 1985, an abrupt stop to almost all bypass surgery was introduced. The clear …

In patients with occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA). reconstructive vascular surgery
of this particular vessel is no longer a possibility. At one time it was thought that following …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential role of cerebral revascularization in the treatment of
patients with symptomatic occlusive cerebrovascular disease refractory to medical therapy …

A decade has passed since systematic studies were initiated in the USA in an attempt at
establishing the experimental basis for a surgical technique which was to prove an effective …

Ischemic cerebrovascular disease may be due to embolism, hemodynamic compromise, or
small vessel occlusive disease. The extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery was …

Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery is now a well established procedure. It is, however,
commonly used in patients with transient ischaemic attacks or after a mild completed stroke …

Extra-intracranial bypass surgery has become increasingly popular, particularly during the
last few years (4, 5, 6, 7, 11). However, it cannot be considered an established treatment …

Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery is an operative procedure in which the superficial
temporal artery is anastomosed to the middle cerebral artery. The operation, first described …

The ability of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery to alter favorably the natural history of
ischemic cerebrovascular disease remains in question. A recently completed prospective …

410 patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA), prolonged reversible neurologic deficits
(PRIND), progressive and completed strokes were treated surgically with a superficial …