Andy, I'm sure it's an in depth topic amongst specialists. Since coming to work at a hospital that is the go to place for this type of thing in the Pacific Northwest, I have gained a great deal of respect for this short artery and I consider it the "blue wire" the Circle of Willis. It's more than just a conduit to the COW. Its branches feed our lizard brain (respiration, circulation). I know that if collaterals are robust, it can be sacrificed to eliminate an aneurysm. Our neurosurgeons will bypass from the CCA to the PCA to augment perfusion in some circumstances. I will see what I can dig up for you. Steve On Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 6:11 AM Andrew Bebry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good morning all. Does anyone have experience and/or literature on basilar > artery stenosis? What is the treatment? A case came up recently with a > cva/tia (I don't have entire hx). CT and MR detected this stenosis and > cranial aneurysm (no bleeding). I'd like to look into this more. Thank you > in advance. > Andy Bebry rvt > To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: > http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hAlrbk0aNH4RjsYHEgqzy0dTrNp14OyH-z2nIXPvoGupiBM94bK-VW6HAOEWIivYGhh0BSFBB6KcCmU$> To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html