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Color Doppler ultrasonography as an alternative tool for postoperative evaluation of collaterals after indirect revascularization surgery in Moyamoya disease.

ABSTRACT: The cerebral hypoperfusion caused by chronic progressive stenosis or occlusion of intracranial arteries in moyamoya disease can be treated by direct bypass or indirect revascularization procedures. The extent of collaterals from the external carotid artery (ECA) after indirect revascularization surgery is the key point of angiographic follow-up, and the invasiveness of angiography impelled us to investigate the role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of collaterals. We hypothesized that the collaterals shown on angiography might produce corresponding hemodynamic changes in color Doppler ultrasonography. We prospectively recruited moyamoya patients who underwent indirect revascularization surgery and received both preoperative and postoperative angiography and color Doppler ultrasound studies. The collaterals on angiography were graded according to Matsushima method. A total of 21 patients (age, 17 ± 10.2 years) with 24 operated hemispheres were enrolled. Patients who showed better collateral establishment by angiography had higher end-diastolic velocity (EDV), lower resistance index (RI), and larger flow volume in the superficial temporal artery (STA) and ECA (all p < 0.05). In STA, increase of EDV greater than 13.5 cm/sec or reduction of RI greater than 0.19 after operation corresponded to 94% of Matsushima grade A+B. In ECA, post-operative EDV greater than 22 cm/sec or increase of EDV greater than 6.4 cm/sec also corresponded to 94% of Matsushima grade A+B. Our findings revealed potential roles of color Doppler ultrasonography in identifying patients with poor collaterals after indirect revascularization procedures.

SUBMITTER: Yeh SJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722285 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Color Doppler ultrasonography as an alternative tool for postoperative evaluation of collaterals after indirect revascularization surgery in Moyamoya disease.

Yeh Shin-Joe SJ Tang Sung-Chun SC Tsai Li-Kai LK Lee Chung-Wei CW Chen Ya-Fang YF Liu Hon-Man HM Yang Shih-Hung SH Kuo Meng-Fai MF Jeng Jiann-Shing JS

PloS one 20171208 12

The cerebral hypoperfusion caused by chronic progressive stenosis or occlusion of intracranial arteries in moyamoya disease can be treated by direct bypass or indirect revascularization procedures. The extent of collaterals from the external carotid artery (ECA) after indirect revascularization surgery is the key point of angiographic follow-up, and the invasiveness of angiography impelled us to investigate the role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of collaterals. We hypothesized that the co ...[more]

PMID: 29220356

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