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EC‐IC bypass for cerebral revascularization following skull base tumor resection: Current practices and innovations

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Complex skull base tumors can involve critical vessels of the head and neck. To achieve a gross total resection, vessel sacrifice may be necessary. In cases where vessel sacrifice will… Click to show full abstract

Complex skull base tumors can involve critical vessels of the head and neck. To achieve a gross total resection, vessel sacrifice may be necessary. In cases where vessel sacrifice will cause symptomatic cerebral ischemia, surgical revascularization is required. The purpose of this paper is to review cerebral revascularization for skull base tumors, the indications for these procedures, outcomes, advances, and future directions.

Keywords: skull base; cerebral revascularization; bypass cerebral; base; resection

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2018

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