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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2022

Transarterial Embolization of Intracranial Arteriovenous Fistulas with Large Venous Pouches in the Form of Venous Outlet Ectasia and Large Venous Varix or Aneurysm : Two Centers Experience.

Mohamed Adel Deniwar, Saima Ahmad, Ashraf Ezz Eldin

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pediatric non-galenic pial arteriovenous fistula's characteristics and outcomes: a systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed Adel DeniwarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Saima AhmadDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Lahore General Hospital, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ashraf Ezz EldinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EGLahore General Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere are different types of cerebral vascular malformations. Pial arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs) and dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are two entities; they consist of one or more arterial connections to a single venous outlet without a true intervening nidus. The high turbulent flow of PAVFs and aggressive DAVFs with cortical venous reflux can result in venous outflow varix and aneurysmal dilatation. They pose a significant challenge to transvenous embolization (TVE), stereotactic radiosurgery, and surgical treatment. We aim to share our centers' experience with the transarterial embolization (TAE) for arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) with large venous pouches and to report the outcome.

methodsThe authors' two institutions' databases were retrospectively reviewed from February 2017 to February 2021. All patients with intracranial high flow PAVFs and aggressive DAVFs with venous outlet ectasia and large venous varix and were treated by TAE were included.

resultsFifteen patients harboring 11 DAVFs and four PAVFs met our inclusion criteria. All patients underwent TAE in 17 sessions. Complete angiographic obliteration was achieved after 14 sessions in 12 patients (80%). Four patients (25%) had residual after one TAE session. Technical failure was documented in one patient (6.7%). Fourteen patients (93.3%) had favorable functional outcome (modified Rankin score 0-2).

conclusionsTAE for high flow or aggressive intracranial AVFs is a safe and considerable treatment option, especially for those associated with large venous pouches that are challenging and relatively high-risk for TVE.

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Arteriovenous fistulasEndovascularIntracranial arteriovenous fistulas with venous varixTheraputic embolization

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PMID34897263
PMCPMC8752892
OpenAlexW4200615394

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