The ELANA technique: Constructing a high flow bypass using a non-occlusive anastomosis on the ICA and a conventional anastomosis on the SCA in the treatment of a fusiform giant basilar trunk aneurysm

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1009-1019

  Streefkerk, H J N ^a   Wolfs, J F C ^a   Sorteberg, W ^b   Sorteberg, A G ^b   Tulleken, C A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Cerebral revascularization; ELANA technique; Giant aneurysm; IC IC bypass; Intracranial bypass; TCD; Vertebral occlusion test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BASILAR ARTERY; BASILAR TRUNK FUSIFORM GIANT ANEURYSM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM COMPRESSION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER ASSISTED NONOCCLUSIVE ANASTOMOSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENDOTHELIALIZATION; REGENERATION; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LASER SURGERY; MALE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 4544303297     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0296-2     Document Type: Article

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