Bregy, Amadé; Alfieri, Alex; Demertzis, Stefanos; Mordasini, Pasquale; Jetzer, Anna Katharina; Kuhlen, Dominique; Schaffner, Thomas; Dacey, Ralph; Steiger, Hans-Jakob; Reinert, Michael (2008). Automated end-to-side anastomosis to the middle cerebral artery: a feasibility study. Journal of neurosurgery, 108(3), pp. 567-74. Charlottesville, Va.: American Association of Neurological Surgeons 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0567
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)The treatment of complex cerebrovascular or skull base pathological conditions necessitates a microsurgical blood flow preservation or augmentative revascularization procedure as either an adjunctive safety measure or a definitive treatment. The brain is susceptible to ischemia, and procedure-related risks can be minimized by the reduction of occlusion time or the use of a nonocclusive technique. The authors therefore analyzed the feasibility of an automatic device (C-Port xA, Cardica) designed for constructing an end-to-side anastomosis with or without flow interruption for a middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass in a human cadaveric model and in an in vivo craniotomy simulation model.