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. 2024 Jan 27;166(1):42.
doi: 10.1007/s00701-024-05945-y.

Intracranial-intracranial bypass strategies for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms: anatomical characteristics and surgical intervention

Sue-Jee Park  1 , Young-Jun Lee  1 , Woong-Beom Kim  1 , You-Sub Kim  1 , Tae-Sun Kim  1 , Sung-Pil Joo  2
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Intracranial-intracranial bypass strategies for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms: anatomical characteristics and surgical intervention

Sue-Jee Park et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). .

Abstract

Objective: The effectiveness of revascularization for complex aneurysms is well-established. This study aimed to describe the technical characteristics and clinical efficacy of intracranial-to-intracranial (IC-IC) bypass for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with aneurysms who underwent a preplanned combination of surgical or endovascular treatment and IC-IC bypass at our institution between January 2006 and September 2023. IC-IC bypass techniques included four strategies: type A (end-to-end reanastomosis), type B (end-to-side reimplantation), type C (in situ side-to-side anastomosis), and type D (IC-IC bypass with a graft vessel).

Results: During the study period, ten patients with aneurysms each underwent IC-IC bypass surgery. Aneurysms were located in the middle cerebral artery (60.0%), anterior temporal artery (10.0%), anterior cerebral artery (20.0%), and vertebral artery (10.0%). There were three saccular aneurysms (30.0%), two fusiform aneurysms (20.0%), one dissecting aneurysm (10.0%), and four pseudoaneurysms (40.0%). We performed the type A strategy on five patients (50.0%), type B on one (10.0%), type C on one (10.0%), and type D on three (30.0%). During a mean period of 68.3 months, good clinical outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score, 0-2) were observed in all patients. Follow-up angiography demonstrated complete aneurysmal obliteration in all patients and good bypass patency in nine of ten patients (90.0%).

Conclusion: The treatment of complex aneurysms remains a challenge with conventional surgical or endovascular treatments. IC-IC bypass surgery is a useful technique, associated with favorable clinical outcomes, for treating complex aneurysms.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Complex aneurysm; Intracranial–intracranial bypass; Revascularization.

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