Abstract
High-flow bypass followed by ligation of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an effective treatment, but the impact of abrupt occlusion of the ICA is unpredictable, especially on postoperative cognitive function. The present study evaluated the clinical results as well as cognitive performances after high-flow bypass using radial artery graft (RAG) with supportive superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass, followed by ICA ligation. Ten consecutive patients underwent high-flow bypass surgery for large or giant ICA aneurysms of cavernous or cervical portion. Demographics, clinical information, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, computed tomography, digital subtraction angiography (DSA), intraoperative somatosensory evoked potentials, neuropsychological examinations including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition and the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R), and follow-up data were analyzed. The aneurysm was located on the cavernous segment in eight cases and cervical segment in two cases, and mean aneurysm size was 27.9 mm. Postoperative DSA demonstrated robust bypass flow from the external carotid artery to MCA via the RAG, and no anterograde flow into the aneurysm. No patient showed new symptoms after the operation. Follow-up clinical study and MR imaging were performed in nine patients and showed no additional ischemic lesion compared with preoperative imaging. Seven patients completed neuropsychological examinations before and after surgery. All postoperative scores except WMS-R composite memory score slightly improved. High-flow bypass followed by ICA ligation can achieve good clinical outcomes. Successful high-flow bypass using RAG with supportive STA-MCA bypass and ICA ligation does not adversely affect postoperative cognitive function.
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Abbreviations
- BOT:
-
balloon occlusion test
- CCA:
-
common carotid artery
- CT:
-
computed tomography
- DSA:
-
digital subtraction angiography
- DWI:
-
diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
- ECA:
-
external carotid artery
- ICA:
-
internal carotid artery
- MCA:
-
middle cerebral artery
- MR:
-
magnetic resonance
- PIQ:
-
performance intelligence quotients
- RAG:
-
radial artery graft
- SSEPs:
-
somatosensory evoked potentials
- STA:
-
superficial temporal artery
- T2WI:
-
T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
- VIQ:
-
verbal intelligence quotients
- WAIS-III:
-
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition
- WMS-R:
-
Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised
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Ono, H., Inoue, T., Tanishima, T. et al. High-flow bypass with radial artery graft followed by internal carotid artery ligation for large or giant aneurysms of cavernous or cervical portion: clinical results and cognitive performance. Neurosurg Rev 41, 655–665 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-017-0911-3
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