ArticleJournal of neuroendovascular therapy2026
Falcotentorial dAVF with Unusual Venous Drainage Presenting with Obstructive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Literature Review of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Followed by Staged Transarterial Embolization.
Article in Journal of neuroendovascular therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
11 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to report a case of falcotentorial dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF) presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus caused by an unusual venous drainage pattern and to describe a staged treatment strategy. Case Presentation: A 38-year-old man presented with photopsia and was found to have obstructive hydrocephalus. MRI demonstrated compression of the cerebral aqueduct by a dilated draining vein. DSA revealed a falcotentorial dAVF with deep venous reflux, supplied by multiple arterial feeders. Venous drainage occurred through a dilated trans-mesencephalic venous pathway, which compressed the cerebral aqueduct, resulting in obstructive hydrocephalus. Because hydrocephalus was present and embolization was considered to carry a risk of worsening obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) was performed as the initial treatment. After improvement of hydrocephalus, staged transarterial embolization was successfully performed. At 6-month follow-up, DSA showed a small recurrent shunt without clinical deterioration, and the patient remained symptom-free. Conclusion: Falcotentorial dAVF can cause obstructive hydrocephalus depending on venous drainage patterns. When deep venous structures compress the cerebral aqueduct, careful evaluation of venous anatomy and a staged treatment approach, including initial ETV, may be useful for safe management.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.