The comparison of STA-MCA bypass and BMT for symptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcome

Abstract Background Superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass surgery is now being widely used in moyamoya disease, and its therapeutic value in SICAO remains divergent. Methods A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Databases in Feb. 2020 and u...

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Main Authors: Shifei Cai, Hao Fan, Chao Peng, Yuzhang Wu, Xinyu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
Subjects:
BMT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-021-00236-2