Abstract
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: To present an alternative endovascular therapy for a Type 4 sagittal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old man presented with right facial paresthesias. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enlarged left parasagittal cortical vein adjacent to the superior sagittal sinus. Angiography demonstrated a Type 4 sagittal sinus DAVF. INTERVENTION: The DAVF was cured using percutaneous transvenous coil embolization. CONCLUSION: This case represents the first report in which a sagittal sinus DAVF was cured using a percutaneous transvenous endovascular approach.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1191-1194 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neurosurgery |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1997 |
Keywords
- Arteriovenous fistula
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Cranial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology