Abstract
Refined microneurosurgical techniques, sophisticated neurophysiologic monitoring and contemporary neuroanesthetic practices have greatly contributed to the advancement of neurovascular surgery. Revascularization of the cerebral hemispheres with extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass has long been possible. The concept of surgically treatable brain stem ischemia has gained increased attention in recent years; and technically more difficult posterior fossa EC-IC microvascular anastomoses have become feasible [1–3, 10, 13, 18].
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Spetzler, R.F., Hadley, M.N. (1986). Revascularization of the Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa. In: Samii, M. (eds) Surgery in and around the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71240-1_29
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