• Neurosurgery · Oct 2023

    Comparison of Bifrontal Craniotomy and Multiple Burr Hole Encephalogaleoperiosteal-Synangiosis for Pediatric Moyamoya Disease: An Experience of 346 Patients.

    • Joo Whan Kim, Ji Hoon Phi, Ji Yeoun Lee, Eun Jung Koh, Kyung Hyun Kim, Hee-Soo Kim, and Seung-Ki Kim.
    • Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul , Republic of Korea.
    • Neurosurgery. 2023 Oct 1; 93 (4): 824834824-834.

    Background And ObjectivesMoyamoya disease (MMD) is a steno-occlusive disease treated with revascularization surgery. Craniotomy and multiple burr hole encephalogaleoperiosteal-synangiosis (EGPS) are used for revascularization of the anterior cerebral artery territory. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome between the 2 surgical methods in pediatric patients with MMD.MethodsA retrospective review of patients with MMD who underwent bifrontal indirect bypass surgery was performed. Clinical features, perioperative data, and angiographic, perfusion, and functional outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. Propensity score matching was performed to compare the perioperative characteristics and clinical outcomes.ResultsA total of 346 patients were included in this study, 111 patients underwent bifrontal craniotomy EGPS, and 235 patients had bifrontal multiple burr hole EGPS. An insignificant higher rate of postoperative infarction (11.7% vs 5.5%, P = .072) and more postoperative hemorrhage occurred in the craniotomy EGPS group (3.6% vs 0%, P = .004). Of the 83 patients selected with propensity score matching for each group, the duration of operation was shorter ( P < .001) and the amount of intraoperative bleeding was significantly less in the multiple burr hole EGPS group ( P = .008). There was no difference in clinical outcomes between the 2 groups.ConclusionBifrontal multiple burr hole EGPS has benefits over craniotomy with shorter surgical time, less intraoperative bleeding, fewer postoperative complications, and comparable perfusion and functional outcomes. Multiple burr hole EGPS is a safe and effective method that might be considered for revascularization of the anterior cerebral artery territory in pediatric patients with MMD.Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved.

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