Endovascular treatment of vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula(470 views) Briganti F, Tedeschi E, Leone G, Marseglia M, Cicala D, Giamundo M, Napoli M, Caranci F
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80128 Naples, Italy
Neuroradiology Unit, Italy
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Interventional Neuroradiology, Italy
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatologic Sciences, Unit of Neurosurgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Endovascular treatment of vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula
This report describes endovascular approaches for occlusion of vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula (W-AVF) in a series of three cases and a review of the literature. Complete neuroimaging assessment, including CT, MR and DSA was performed in three patients (two female, one male) with W-AVF. Based on DSA findings, the W-AVF were occluded by endovascular positioning of detachable balloons (case 1), coils (case 2), or a combination of both (case 3) with parent artery patency in two out of three cases. In this small series, endovascular techniques for occlusion of W-AVF were safe and effective methods of treatment. To date, there are no guidelines on the best treatment for W-AVF. Detachable balloons, endovascular coiling, combined embolization procedures could all be considered well-tolerated treatments.
Endovascular treatment of vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula
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Endovascular treatment of vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula