encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis
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en·ceph·a·lo·du·ro·ar·te·ri·o·syn·an·gi·o·sis (en-sef″ə-lo-du″ro-ahr-te″re-o-sin-an-je-oґsis) a surgical treatment for moyamoya disease, consisting of transfer of a pedicle graft containing the superficial temporal artery onto the pia mater. In time, arterial linkages form between donor scalp artery branches and recipient brain surface artery branches to revascularize the cerebrum.
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2011.
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Moyamoya disease — Moyamoya syndrome Classification and external resources Schematic representation of the circle of Willis, arteries of the brain and brain stem. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
duraencephalosynangiosis — Surgical transposition of the superficial temporal artery with attached galea to the underlying dura with hope for cerebral revascularization; most commonly used in moyamoya syndrome. SYN: encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis … Medical dictionary
