ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2019
Safety and Efficacy of Transvenous Embolization of Ruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations as a Last Resort: A Prospective Single-Arm Study.
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- Evaluating the safety and efficacy of transvenous embolization for brain arteriovenous malformation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026Pooled it
- Transvenous Embolisation-Based Strategies for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2026Review
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- Transvenous curative embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations using extra-low viscosityInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025Article
- FLAIR hyperintense vessels on MRI post brain arteriovenous malformation embolization: A novel finding associated with post-procedure intraparenchymal hemorrhage.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025Article
- Basic Knowledge and Overview of Brain AVMs.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2025Review
- Transvenous Embolization for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2025Review
- State of the Art in the Role of Endovascular Embolization in the Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Transvenous retrograde embolization of ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations: A case report and review of the literature.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Perioperative Complications of Transvenous Embolization of Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Transvenous embolization of hemorrhagic brain arteriovenous malformations: Case reports and literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
background and purposeThe efficacy and safety of transvenous embolization for brain arteriovenous malformations remains unclear, given the very limited number of cases reported. This prospective study was performed to assess this technique in ruptured AVMs. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty-one consecutive patients with ruptured brain AVMs who underwent transvenous embolization were prospectively followed between November 2016 and November 2018. The Spetzler-Martin grade was I in 3 AVMs (14.3%), II in four (19.0%), III in eleven (52.4%), and IV in three (14.3%). The complete AVM occlusion rate was calculated from 6-month follow-up DSA images. Occurrence of hemorrhage and infarction after embolization was evaluated using CT and MR imaging within 1 month after the operation. The mRS was used to assess the functional outcomes.
resultsComplete AVM nidus obliteration was shown in 16 (84%) of 19 patients with technically feasible AVMs immediately after embolization. One (5%) patient with a small residual nidus after treatment showed complete obliteration at 13-month follow-up. There were 5 hemorrhages and 1 infarction; 4 patients' symptoms improved gradually. The percentage of cases with mRS ≤ 2 rose from 57.1% (12/21) before embolization to 66.7% (14/21) at 1-month follow-up. Both the morbidity and mortality rates were 4.8% (1/21).
conclusionsTransvenous embolization can be performed only in highly selected hemorrhagic brain AVMs with high complete obliteration rates, improved functional outcomes, and acceptable morbidity and mortality rates, but it should not be considered as a first-line treatment.
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