Treatment of moyamoya disease by superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis

To explore the clinical efficacy and experiences of superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis (STA-MCA) for the treatment of adult Moyamoya disease. Preoperative and postoperative clinical data of 60 patients with moyamoya disease from affiliated hospital of jining medical college were analyzed retrospectively, including 46 cases of ischemic lesion and 14 cases of hemorrhage lesion. All patients were diagnosed with moyamoya disease by DSA and received STA-MCA anastomosis. The clinical symptoms of 52 patients disappeared after surgery; the clinical symptoms were improved in 6 patients; 1 patient complicated with cerebral infarction; 1 patients reoccurred cerebral hemorrhage broken into ventricles 1 year after anastomosis. STA-MCA anastomosis can improve the symptoms of ischemic moyamoya disease effectively and reduce the recurrence of cerebral hemorrhage. STA-MCA anastomosis is a rational and effective approach for the treatment of adult Moyamoya disease.