TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula through a mastoid emissary vein. Technical note
AU - Rivet, Dennis J.
AU - Goddard, James K.
AU - Rich, Keith M.
AU - Derdeyn, Colin P.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Definitive endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) requires obliteration of the site of the fistula: either the diseased dural sinus or the pial vein. Access to this site is often limited by occlusion of the sinus proximal and distal to the segment containing the fistula. The authors describe a technique in which the mastoid emissary vein is used to gain access to a Borden-Shucart Type II DAVF in the transverse-sigmoid sinus. Recognition of this route of access, if present, may facilitate endovascular treatment of these lesions. Access to the transverse sinus via this approach can be straightforward and may be underused.
AB - Definitive endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) requires obliteration of the site of the fistula: either the diseased dural sinus or the pial vein. Access to this site is often limited by occlusion of the sinus proximal and distal to the segment containing the fistula. The authors describe a technique in which the mastoid emissary vein is used to gain access to a Borden-Shucart Type II DAVF in the transverse-sigmoid sinus. Recognition of this route of access, if present, may facilitate endovascular treatment of these lesions. Access to the transverse sinus via this approach can be straightforward and may be underused.
KW - Dural arteriovenous fistula
KW - Endovascular embolization
KW - Mastoid emissary vein
KW - Percutaneous transvenous therapy
KW - Venous sinus thrombosis
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U2 - 10.3171/jns.2006.105.4.636
DO - 10.3171/jns.2006.105.4.636
M3 - Article
C2 - 17044571
AN - SCOPUS:33749537325
SN - 0022-3085
VL - 105
SP - 636
EP - 639
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery
IS - 4
ER -