Abstract:OBJECTIVESide to side (S-S) fashion superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass was reported for treating a special moyamoya disease (MMD) patient with collaterals arising from the donor STA. However, the S-S technique is not routinely performed to date and its benefits are still unknown for adult MMD. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of routine use of the S-S technique for adult MMD.METHODSThe authors retrospectively analyzed the clinical data from 50 adult p… Show more
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