Effect of combined Japanese traditional medicines, keishibukuryogan and jidabokuippo, on postoperative soft tissue swelling in adult patients undergoing revascularization surgery for ischemic moyamoya disease: A comparison of two prospective cohort studies

Abstract

Indirect revascularization surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD) sometimes results in swelling of the soft tissues (including the temporalis muscle) compressing the cerebral hemispheres postoperatively. The present supplementary analysis of two prospective cohorts aimed to elucidate the effects of Japanese traditional medicines, keishibukuryogan and jidabokuippo, on postoperative soft tissue swelling in adult patients undergoing revascularization surgery for ischemic MMD.