Surgical techniques in moyamoya vasculopathy : tricks of the trade /
Surgical techniques in moyamoya vasculopathy : tricks of the trade /
[edited by] Peter Vajkoczy.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In rare cases of stroke in children and youths, a likely cause is the idiopathic disease moyamoya, characterized by the slow and progressive stenosis and occlusion of the internal carotid artery and the arteries of the circle of Willis. A result of these stenoses is the formation of collaterals that are typically small and fragile, and liable to rupture. While there is no cure for moyamoya, a variety of surgical procedures can be performed to reestablish and maintain adequate blood supply to the affected brain areas. The procedures described here include various revascularization techniques and recommended bypasses"--
9783131470812 (ebook) 313147081X (hardcover) 3131450614 9783131450616
2020017309
Moyamoya disease--Surgery.
Cerebrovascular disease--Surgery.
Nervous system--Blood-vessels--Surgery.
Surgery, Operative.
Moyamoya Disease--surgery
Cerebral Revascularization--methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Maladie de Moya-moya--Chirurgie.
Chirurgie opératoire.
Cerebrovascular disease--Surgery.
Nervous system--Blood-vessels--Surgery.
Surgery, Operative.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC388.5
616.8/1
WL 357
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In rare cases of stroke in children and youths, a likely cause is the idiopathic disease moyamoya, characterized by the slow and progressive stenosis and occlusion of the internal carotid artery and the arteries of the circle of Willis. A result of these stenoses is the formation of collaterals that are typically small and fragile, and liable to rupture. While there is no cure for moyamoya, a variety of surgical procedures can be performed to reestablish and maintain adequate blood supply to the affected brain areas. The procedures described here include various revascularization techniques and recommended bypasses"--
9783131470812 (ebook) 313147081X (hardcover) 3131450614 9783131450616
2020017309
Moyamoya disease--Surgery.
Cerebrovascular disease--Surgery.
Nervous system--Blood-vessels--Surgery.
Surgery, Operative.
Moyamoya Disease--surgery
Cerebral Revascularization--methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Maladie de Moya-moya--Chirurgie.
Chirurgie opératoire.
Cerebrovascular disease--Surgery.
Nervous system--Blood-vessels--Surgery.
Surgery, Operative.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC388.5
616.8/1
WL 357