Dural Arteriovenöz Fistül DAVF Tedavisinde Kombine Yaklaşım: Süperselektif Embolizasyon ve Gamma Knife Radyocerrahisi

M. Erdem Yıldız; Selçuk Peker; Olcay Çizmeli; M. Necmettin Pamir

Combined Treatment Approach To Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae Davf : Superselective Embolization and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Year 2010, Issue: 3, 162 - 166, 01.09.2010

M. Erdem Yıldız Selçuk Peker Olcay Çizmeli M. Necmettin Pamir

Abstract

Dural arteriovenous fistulae DAVF are abnormal connections between the branches of dural arteries and dural veins or venous sinuses. They may consist of numerous fistulous connections, and venous drainage patterns show variations which make the treatment strategy difficult. We present a case of DAVF with feeding vessels from the middle meningeal and occipital branches of the left external carotid artery, treated primarily by superselective embolization and upon recanalization of the occipital feeders within three months, Gamma Knife was applied and subsequent embolization was performed for the second time

Keywords

dural arteriovenous fistulae, embolization, gamma knife

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