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ReviewStroke (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization to Treat Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

Robert F Rudy, Joshua S Catapano, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Felipe C Albuquerque, Andrew F Ducruet

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Review in Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Liquid embolic agents for middle meningeal artery embolization in chronic subdural hematoma: Institutional experience with systematic review and meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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  5. Early single-center experience with middle meningeal artery embolization using ZoomInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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  6. Simple coiling of middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: An inverse probability of treatment weighting matched cohort study.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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  7. Bevacizumab: The future of chronic subdural hematoma.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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  15. Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: Does statin therapy improve outcomes? A propensity score-matched analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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  17. Feasibility of middle meningeal artery embolization following large craniotomy: A case series.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Robert F RudyDepartment of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ.
Joshua S CatapanoDepartment of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ.
Ashutosh P JadhavDepartment of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ.
Felipe C AlbuquerqueDepartment of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ.
Andrew F DucruetDepartment of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-5607

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chronic subdural hematoma is associated with high rates of perioperative complications and recurrence. Methods: The classic treatments are observation or surgical evacuation. Middle meningeal artery embolization is a recently emerging procedure that has evolved as the neuroendovascular community has gained collective experience. This review summarizes the pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma, reviews the classic treatment strategies, discusses the advent and use of middle meningeal artery embolization, and describes the contemporary technical approach to middle meningeal artery embolization. Results: Embolization has the advantages of targeting the vascular supply of the neomembranes implicated in chronic subdural hematoma pathophysiology and avoiding surgical or bedside drainage in a population associated with significant comorbidities. Conclusions: Middle meningeal artery embolization is increasingly used both as an adjunct treatment to surgical evacuation and as a stand-alone method for managing this challenging entity.

Indexed as

chronic subdural hematomaclinical perspectivemiddle meningeal arteryMMA embolization

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PMID41585756
PMCPMC12778594

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