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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2026

Efficacy of transvenous embolization of CSF-venous fistula in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Case-series.

Nathaniel R Ellens, Derrek Schartz, Rahim Ismail, Alex Kessler, Shehenaz Ellika, Sajal Medha K Akkipeddi, Redi Rahmani, Matthew T Bender

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nathaniel R EllensDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6901-1160
Derrek SchartzDepartment of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3247-0854
Rahim IsmailDepartment of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Alex KesslerDepartment of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Shehenaz EllikaDepartment of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Sajal Medha K AkkipeddiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Redi RahmaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Matthew T BenderDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
University of Rochester Medical Center · USBarrow Neurological Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundSpontaneous intracranial hypotension is a debilitating neurological condition which can be caused by a cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistula. Transvenous embolization is a promising technique to provide minimally invasive yet durable treatment.MethodsA retrospective single-center case series was performed on all patients who underwent transvenous embolization of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-venous fistula. Clinical and radiographic parameters, including Bern score, were reported preoperatively and at 3-month follow-up.ResultsSix patients underwent embolization of a CSF-venous fistula. All fistulae were located in the thoracic spine and technical success was achieved in all cases. Three patients had symptom resolution, two had significant improvement, and one had stable symptoms on follow-up. The mean Bern score was 6.83 (SD = 1.47) preoperatively and 1.83 (SD = 1.64) postoperatively with a mean improvement in Bern score of 5.0 (SD = 1.9,

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Embolization, TherapeuticIntracranial HypotensionVascular FistulaAdultAgedCerebral AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomefistulaintracranial hypotensionpositional headacheTransvenous embolization

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PMID38130106
PMCPMC13294576
OpenAlexW4390109533

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