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The p3 segment is the most accessible recipient site for OA-PICA bypass at its caudal loop inferior to the cerebellar tonsil, but this site may be absent or hidden due to a high-riding location.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n To test our hypothesis that freeing p1 PICA from its origin, transposing the recipient into a shallower position, and performing OA-p1 PICA bypass with an end-to-end anastomosis would facilitate this bypass.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The OA was harvested, and a far lateral craniotomy was performed in 16 cadaveric specimens. PICA caliber and number of perforators were measured at p1 and p3 segments. OA-p3 PICA end-to-side and OA-p1 PICA end-to-end bypasses were compared.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n \n OA-p1 PICA bypass with end-to-end anastomosis was performed in 16 specimens; whereas, OA-p3 PICA bypass with end-to-side anastomosis was performed in 11. Mean distance from OA at the occipital groove to the anastomosis site was shorter for p1 than p3 segments (30.2 vs 48.5 mm;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u00a0.001). Median number of perforators on p1 was 1, and on p3, it was 4 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u00a0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n Although most OA-PICA bypasses can be performed using the p3 segment as the recipient site for an end-to-side anastomosis, a more feasible alternative to conventional OA-p3 PICA bypass in cases of high-riding caudal loops or aberrant anatomy is to free the p1 PICA, transpose it away from the lower cranial nerves, and perform an end-to-end OA-p1 PICA bypass instead.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opaa023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,28]],"date-time":"2020-02-28T00:43:18Z","timestamp":1582850598000},"page":"E122-E129","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Revascularization of the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Using the Occipital Artery: A Cadaveric Study Comparing the p3 and p1 Recipient Sites"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1988-278X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peyton L","family":"Nisson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Cedar Sinai, Beverly Hills, California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinmin","family":"Ding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ShanXi Province People's Hospital, Yinze District, Taiyuan, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Tayebi Meybodi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryan","family":"Palsma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arnau","family":"Benet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael T","family":"Lawton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"bib1-20231031","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"496","DOI":"10.3171\/jns.1996.85.3.0496","article-title":"Reconstruction of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in the treatment of giant aneurysms. 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