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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2023; 11(9): 2091-2097
Published online Mar 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i9.2091
Occipital artery bypass importance in unsuitable superficial temporal artery: Two case reports
Jong-Hwan Hong, Sung-Chan Jung, Han-Seung Ryu, Tae-Sun Kim, Sung-Pil Joo
Jong-Hwan Hong, Sung-Chan Jung, Han-Seung Ryu, Tae-Sun Kim, Sung-Pil Joo, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju 61469, South Korea
Author contributions: Joo SP performed the operation and evaluated patients; Hong JH wrote the manuscript (first author); Joo SP and Kim TS provided writing assistance; Ryu HS and Jung SC evaluated and reviewed the chart.
Supported by a grant from Chonnam National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, No. BCRI22053.
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Corresponding author: Sung-Pil Joo, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Jebong-ro 42, Gwangju 61469, South Korea. nsjsp@chonnam.ac.kr
Received: December 24, 2022
Peer-review started: December 24, 2022
First decision: January 30, 2023
Revised: January 31, 2023
Accepted: February 27, 2023
Article in press: February 27, 2023
Published online: March 26, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: In cases of cerebral ischemic disease or progressive ischemia where the Superficial temporal artery is unsuitable in the middle cerebral artery territory, occipital artery might be an acceptable donor artery for a less invasive EC-IC bypass surgery.