Cerebral Revascularization Using Radial Artery Grafts for the Treatment of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms: Techniques and Outcomes for 17 Patients

Abstract

Revascularization techniques are occasionally necessary for the surgical treatment of complicated intracranial aneurysms. The merits of the use of the radial artery as a bypass conduit are discussed. Radial artery grafts should be considered as alternatives to saphenous vein and superficial temporal artery grafts. The problem of vasospasm of the artery has been solved with the pressure distention technique.