Superficial temporal vein

A case of a progressive left internal carotid artery (ICA) communicating segment atherosclerosis in a 34-year-old woman. An indirect bypass using the superficial temporal vein (STV) was decided based on the absence of the left parietal branch of the STA 1).

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Elarjani T, Alebdi F, Alobaid A. Simultaneous Left Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass and Encephalodurovenosynangiosis for a Progressive Atherosclerosis of the Left Internal Carotid Artery Communicating Segment. World Neurosurg. 2020 May 4. pii: S1878-8750(20)30922-0. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.212. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32380339.