AIMS Knowledge about branching pattern of the popliteal artery is very important in any clinical settings involving the anterior and posterior tibial arteries. This study aims to elucidate the anatomical variation patterns and common types of anterior tibial artery (ATA) and posterior tibial arteries (PTA) in the general population in China. MATERIAL AND METHODS Anatomical variations of ATA, ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of sporadic ruptured cerebral aneurysm in the Chinese population. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 264 consecutive Chinese patients admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University of Guizhou Province in Southwest China between December 2012 and March 2015 for spontaneous subarach...

Introduction: Internal carotid artery-posterior communicating artery aneurysms (ICPCANs) are occasionally located under the anterior petroclinoid fold (tentorium). The tentorium must be resected to achieve safe and secure clipping of ICPCAN. surgeon performing procedure careful not damage oculomotor nerve, which is usually behind aneurysm, ensure that patient's function preserved. In this artic...

Highly advanced optical equipment enables endoscopic surgery to be performed in neurosurgery. We developed an angle-type rigid endoscope having an angled shaft, and has performed endoscope-assisted surgery in neck clipping of 50 cerebral aneurysms. Anatomical study concerning the perforating branch was made through a pterional approach using 3 cadavers. By using endoscope, we can observe the po...

This study aims to identify and yield a better understanding of the origin of the posterior communicating artery, its perforating branches and the relations in the vicinity of that artery. In 30 brains filled with a mixture of latex through the internal carotid and basilar arteries the posterior communicating artery originated from the posterior aspect of the C4 part of the internal carotid art...