Direct percutaneous venous puncture and embolization of giant perimedullary arteriovenous fistulas

PMAVFs are rare entities that are formed by a direct communication between an artery that feeds the spinal cord and a vein. The goal of treatment is to occlude the shunt; this is done endovascularly either from an arterial or a venous approach. When these approaches are not possible, direct percutan...

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Published inAmerican journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. E10 - E13
Main Authors Casasco, A, Guimaraens, L, Cuellar, H, Theron, J, Heredero, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society of Neuroradiology 01.01.2011
Subjects
Adolescent
Angiography
Arteries - abnormalities
Arteries - surgery
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic - methods
Female
Humans
Punctures - methods
Spinal Cord - blood supply
Spinal Cord - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord - surgery
Technical Note
Treatment Outcome
Veins - abnormalities
Veins - surgery
Young Adult
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Summary:PMAVFs are rare entities that are formed by a direct communication between an artery that feeds the spinal cord and a vein. The goal of treatment is to occlude the shunt; this is done endovascularly either from an arterial or a venous approach. When these approaches are not possible, direct percutaneous puncture of the draining veins may be attempted to embolize the arteriovenous shunt directly.
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ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X
DOI:10.3174/ajnr.A2025