World Neurosurg
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
World Neurosurgery neurosurgeon for 2011: a giant in the pantheon.
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To observe the hemodynamic changes of the superficial temporal artery (STA) by color Doppler and the correlation between the results of angiography and the hemodynamic changes of the STA after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery for moyamoya disease. ⋯ Higher blood flow can develop in anastomosed STA after STA-MCA bypass surgery. The hemodynamic changes of STA after surgery mainly occurred at an early period after operation with little change at 3-month follow-up examination. The increase of blood flow in STA may be due to the low resistance of the intracranial vascular bed. Postoperative Doppler examination of the STA may predict angiographic results of the anastomosis in the early postoperative period. Continuous observation is necessary to identify an accurate correlation between quantitative alteration of the Doppler parameters and angiographic results.