Percutaneous transvenous coil embolization of a Type 4 sagittal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: Case report

Harry J. Cloft, David F. Kallmes, Mary E. Jensen, Jacques E. Dion

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1191-1194
Number of pages4
JournalNeurosurgery
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1997

Keywords

  • Arteriovenous fistula
  • Arteriovenous malformations
  • Cranial

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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