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ArticleCureus2018

Preoperative Embolization in Tandem with Surgical Resection for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.

Richa Thakur, Ali S Haider, Ashley Thomas, Steven Vayalumkal, Umair Khan, Tijani Osumah, Kyle Doughty, Sam Finn, Kennith F Layton

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Richa ThakurTexas A&M College of Medicine.
Ali S HaiderTexas A&M College of Medicine.
Ashley ThomasTexas A&M College of Medicine.
Steven VayalumkalSchool of Medicine, St. George's University.
Umair KhanSchool of Medicine, St. George's University.
Tijani OsumahDepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic.
Kyle DoughtyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor University Medical Center.
Sam FinnHSS Management.
Kennith F LaytonDepartment of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center.
Mayo Clinic in Florida · USSt. George's School · USSt. George's University · GDBaylor University Medical Center · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USTexas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of treatment options are available for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) including surgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, and endovascular embolization. Endovascular embolization may be used pre-operatively to reduce the size of large AVMs and thus reduce surgical complications. Here we present two patients who successfully underwent preoperative embolization of their AVMs and subsequent surgery. Preoperative embolization is a viable option for AVMs to reduce complications and improve patient outcomes.

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arteriovenous malformationembolizationpreoperative

Identifiers

PMID29541563
PMCPMC5843387
OpenAlexW2783502033

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