PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jared M Pisapia AU - Brian P Walcott AU - Brian V Nahed AU - Kristopher T Kahle AU - Christopher S Ogilvy TI - Cerebral revascularization for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation: microsurgical anatomy, techniques and outcomes AID - 10.1136/jnis.2010.004176 DP - 2011 Sep 01 TA - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery PG - 249--254 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/3/3/249.short 4100 - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/3/3/249.full SO - J NeuroIntervent Surg2011 Sep 01; 3 AB - While the trend for endovascular therapy of posterior circulation aneurysms is permeating, cerebrovascular bypass remains essential in the armamentarium for complex lesions not amendable to these techniques. This review discusses the microsurgical anatomy of the posterior fossa intracranial circulation, as well as the techniques and outcomes related to cerebrovascular bypass.