Cervical radiculopathy due to intraforaminal vertebral artery loop – posterior microvascular decompression with graft interposition technique

Cervical nerve root compression may rarely be attributed to abnormal foraminal VA loops. Obtaining the appropriate preoperative MR imaging/CTA is critical to diagnose VA compromise, and plan for unilateral foraminal decompressions.

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Surgical Neurology International
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2025-09-19
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https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_397_2025
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Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
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Cervical radiculopathy due to intraforaminal vertebral artery loop – posterior microvascular decompression with graft interposition technique

Alberto Benato, Cédric Barrey, Donato Creatura
Surgical Neurology International
Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
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Cervical radiculopathy due to intraforaminal vertebral artery loop – posterior microvascular decompression with graft interposition technique

Alberto Benato, Cédric Barrey, Donato Creatura
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Abstract

Cervical nerve root compression may rarely be attributed to abnormal foraminal VA loops. Obtaining the appropriate preoperative MR imaging/CTA is critical to diagnose VA compromise, and plan for unilateral foraminal decompressions.

Surgical Neurology InternationalVol. 16
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR), Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer (FR)
Openalex Percentile: Top 59%
Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
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