SynthesisInternational journal of medical sciences2016
Clinical importance of the middle meningeal artery: A review of the literature.
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- Treatment outcomes of dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and pooled analysis of 53 reported cases.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Traumatic middle meningeal arteriovenous fistulas (MMAVFs): an exploratory systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Anomalous branching of the middle meningeal artery from the basilar artery: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical importance of the occipital artery in vascular lesions: A review of the literature.The neuroradiology journal · 2019Pooled it
- Clinical importance of the superficial temporal artery in neurovascular diseases: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review.International journal of medical sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Current status of endovascular treatment for dural arteriovenous fistulae in the anterior cranial fossa: A systematic literature review.International journal of medical sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Dangerous Ophthalmic Anastomoses During Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization: Anatomical Pitfalls, Hemodynamic Mechanisms, and an Illustrative Case of Delayed Visual Loss.Clinical neuroradiology · 2026Review
- Radiological evaluation of middle meningeal artery by 3D rotational angiography.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026Article
- Middle Meningeal Artery Collateralization Patterns and Influencing Factors in Pediatric Moyamoya.Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Demonstration of chemotherapeutic-mediated changes in meningeal lymphatics in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Stent-Assisted Coiling in a Nickel-Allergic Patient.Cureus · 2025Article
- Middle meningeal artery embolization and subdural evacuating port system placement for chronic subdural hematomas: how I do it.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Clinical study on the treatment of acute epidural hematoma by embolization of middle meningeal artery through radial artery access combined with minimally invasive burr hole drainage.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Penetration of Non-Adhesive Gel-like Embolic Materials During Dural Vessels Embolization According to Characteristics of Tantalum Powder.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Article
- Coil Embolization of a Ruptured Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Middle Meningeal Artery: A Case Report.NMC case report journal · 2024Article
- Comprehensive anatomical study of meningeal arteries in dromedaries.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Spontaneous Middle Meningeal Artery Aneurysms: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2023Article
- Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization in the Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: a Comprehensive Review of Current Literature.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2023Review
- A systematic review of middle meningeal artery embolization for minimally symptomatic chronic subdural haematomas that do not require immediate evacuation.Brain & spine · 2023Review
- Dilated MMA sign in cDAVF and other arterial feeders on 3D TOF MRA.The neuroradiology journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
The middle meningeal artery (MMA) is a very important artery in neurosurgery. Many diseases, including dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF), pseudoaneurysm, true aneurysm, traumatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF), moyamoya disease (MMD), recurrent chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH), migraine and meningioma, can involve the MMA. In these diseases, the lesions occur in either the MMA itself and treatment is necessary, or the MMA is used as the pathway to treat the lesions; therefore, the MMA is very important to the development and treatment of a variety of neurosurgical diseases. However, no systematic review describing the importance of MMA has been published. In this study, we used the PUBMED database to perform a review of the literature on the MMA to increase our understanding of its role in neurosurgery. After performing this review, we found that the MMA was commonly used to access DAVFs and meningiomas. Pseudoaneurysms and true aneurysms in the MMA can be effectively treated via endovascular or surgical removal. In MMD, the MMA plays a very important role in the development of collateral circulation and indirect revascularization. For recurrent CDSHs, after burr hole irrigation and drainage have failed, MMA embolization may be attempted. The MMA can also contribute to the occurrence and treatment of migraines. Because the ophthalmic artery can ectopically originate from the MMA, caution must be taken to avoid causing damage to the MMA during operations.
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