Treatment of ruptured cranial dural arteriovenous fis- tula (DAVF) is mandatory, and the therapeutic goal is to occlude the proximal draining vein and the site of the fistula itself, which may be achieved by surgery or endovascular embolization [1]. Endovascular embolization has become the primary treatment of intracranial DAVFs, however, the presence of an access as close to the site of the fistula as possible remains a primary concern for a successful endovas- cular treatment. We present a patient who had a safe, complete and successful embolization of a posterior fossa DAVF via the ascending pharyngeal artery (APA) and summa- rize currently available data on this specific approach.
Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx®) embolization of cranial dural arteriovenous fistula via the ascending pharyngeal artery.
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Treatment of ruptured cranial dural arteriovenous fis- tula (DAVF) is mandatory, and the therapeutic goal is to occlude the proximal draining vein and the site of the fistula itself, which may be achieved by surgery or endovascular embolization [1]. Endovascular embolization has become the primary treatment of intracranial DAVFs, however, the presence of an access as close to the site of the fistula as possible remains a primary concern for a successful endovas- cular treatment. We present a patient who had a safe, complete and successful embolization of a posterior fossa DAVF via the ascending pharyngeal artery (APA) and summa- rize currently available data on this specific approach.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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