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UNINA9910809230803321 |
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Titolo |
Surgical techniques in moyamoya vasculopathy : tricks of the trade / / Peter Vajkoczy |
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Stuttgart, Germany ; ; New York : , : Georg Thieme Verlag KG, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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ISBN |
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3-13-258189-5 |
3-13-147081-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cerebrovascular disease - Surgery |
Moyamoya disease - Surgery |
Nervous system - Blood-vessels - Surgery |
Surgery, Operative |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In rare cases of stroke in children and youths, a likely cause is the idiopathic disease moyamoya, characterized by the slow and progressive stenosis and occlusion of the internal carotid artery and the arteries of the circle of Willis. A result of these stenoses is the formation of collaterals that are typically small and fragile, and liable to rupture. While there is no cure for moyamoya, a variety of surgical procedures can be performed to reestablish and maintain adequate blood supply to the affected brain areas. The procedures described here include various revascularization techniques and recommended bypasses"-- |
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