scholarly journals Dural Sinus Malformation with Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kwong Yau ◽  
H. Alvarez ◽  
P. Lasjaunias

A rare case of dural sinus malformation with dural arteriovenous fistula in an infant is presented. Presenting symptom was progressive macrocrania without hydrocephalus. A high flow arteriovenous of the sigmoid sinus associated with jugular bulb diaphragm was demonstrated. Reflux in the intracranial sinus was present. The shunt was successfully occluded by transarterial embolization. The natural history and treatment strategy are discussed.

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.K. Yau ◽  
H. Alvarez ◽  
P. Lasjaunias

A rare case of dural sinus malformation with dural arteriovenous fistula in an infant is presented. Presenting symptom was progressive macrocrania without hydrocephalus. A high flow AVS of the sigmoid sinus associated with jugular bulb diaphragm was demonstrated. Reflux in the intracranial sinus was present. The shunt was successfully occluded by transarterial embolization. The natural history and treatment strategy are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Minoru Nakagawa ◽  
Kenji Sugiu ◽  
Koji Tokunaga ◽  
Chihoko Sakamoto ◽  
Kenjiro Fujiwara

Patients with dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) in the transverse-sigmoid sinus suffer from several symptoms: bruit, headache, visual impairment, and so on. But depression is rare in patients with DAVF. The authors reported a rare case presenting the improvement of depression after the treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula in the left transverse-sigmoid sinus. A 46-year-old male had suffered from depression and was treated with antidepressants at a local hospital for four years. The patient was temporarily laid off due to his depression. Afterwards, he had Gerstmann's syndrome and came to our hospital. A DAVF in the left transverse-sigmoid sinus was demonstrated on the angiogram. The DAVF was successfully treated with endovascular surgery, coil embolization of the isolated diseased sinus through the mastoid emissary vein which was a draining vein from the fistula. After this treatment, his depression as well as Gerstmann's syndrome was improved and the quantity of the antidepressants decreased. The patient returned to work without any antidepressant two years after the treatment. DAVFs might be one of the causes of depression. It may be necessary to evaluate cerebral vessels in patients suffering from depression by using MRA or 3D-CTA even if there are not any abnormal findings on plain CT scans.


2020 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. e118-e124
Author(s):  
D. V. Shchehlov ◽  
S. V. Konotopchyk ◽  
O. E. Svyrydiuk ◽  
I. M. Bortnik ◽  
M.Y. Momonova ◽  
...  

AbstractIntracranial pial arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare cerebrovascular pathology characterized by abnormal direct high-flow connection between the pial or cortical feeding artery and draining vein. Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is a pathological shunt between the meningeal arteries and dural sinuses or meningeal veins. In case of association between PAVF and DAVF, diagnosis and treatment are more challenging. The high-flow arteriovenous shunt and deep venous drainage make PAVF more preferable for endovascular treatment; however, their embolization during single-session procedures can lead to extensive thrombosis of the draining veins and unfavorable outcomes. We present a case report of endovascular embolization of an intracranial PAVF–DAVF in a 2.5-year-old child. At the time of admission, the patient had hydrocephalus, mental retardation, pyramidal insufficiency, and seizures. Occlusion of the fistula was performed during two stages of embolization to reduce the risk of severe venous stasis and venous thrombosis. Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) and a liquid embolic agent (Histoacryl with Lipiodol) were used for embolization. The patient recovered well after the procedure, with significant mental improvement. This suggests that the deployment of GDCs in the afferent artery near a fistula before embolization with a liquid embolic agent can minimize the risk of uncontrolled penetration of the embolization into the draining veins and dural sinus. A multisession procedure can be an effective and reasonable method of PAVF and DAVF occlusion among existing treatment options.


2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Jiang ◽  
Y. Li ◽  
Z. Wu

We describe a 39-year-old woman with dural arteriovenous fistula in the region of transverse-sigmoid sinus. A combination approach was designed to treat the fistula but the balloon failed to pass the severely stenosed proximal end of a subtotally isolated sinus. Although successfully occlusion of most feeding arteries from a single arterial injection was achieved, Onyx was found to shift to the outflow tract of the right heart ventricle and then to the lung latterly on six month follow-up.


2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kurata ◽  
S. Suzuki ◽  
K. Iwamoto ◽  
M. Yamada ◽  
K. Fujii ◽  
...  

Transvenous occlusion of an affected sinus has become a standardized curative treatment for dural sinus arteriovenous fistula. A 57-year-old man with a left sigmoid sinus isolated dural AVF was successfully treated with tansarterial followed by transvenous embolization. Follow-up angiography one year and two months thereafter showed complete disappearance of the dural AVF. However, one year later, superior parasagittal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula had newly developed, for which the etiology and a careful point for follow-up are here discussed.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
WH Becker ◽  
P Kunkel ◽  
F Brassel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Gomez-Paz ◽  
Yosuke Akamatsu ◽  
Mohamed M Salem ◽  
Justin M Moore ◽  
Ajith J Thomas ◽  
...  

Abstract This case is a 66-yr-old woman with a 2-mo history of left-sided tinnitus. Workup with magnetic resonance angiography showed early opacification of the left sigmoid sinus and internal jugular vein as well as asymmetric and abundant opacification of the left external carotid artery branches, suspicious for a dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF). Diagnosis was confirmed with cerebral angiography, consistent with a left-sided Cognard type I dAVF.1 Initial treatment attempt was made with transarterial 6% ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx 18) embolization of feeders from the occipital and middle meningeal arteries. However, embolization was not curative and there was a recurrence of a highly bothersome tinnitus 3 wk following treatment. Angiography redemonstrated the transverse sinus dAVF with new recruitment arising from several feeders, including the left external carotid artery, middle meningeal artery, and superficial temporal artery, now Cognard type IIa. Definitive treatment through a transvenous coil embolization provided permanent obliteration of the fistula without recrudescence of symptoms on follow-up. In this video, the authors discuss the nuances of treating a dAVF via a transvenous embolization. Patient consent was given prior to the procedure, and consent and approval for this operative video were waived because of the retrospective nature of this manuscript and the anonymized video material.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Kawabata ◽  
Hajime Nakamura ◽  
Takeo Nishida ◽  
Masatoshi Takagaki ◽  
Nobuyuki Izutsu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Transarterial embolization (TAE) is a useful option for anterior cranial fossa–dural arteriovenous fistula (ACF–dAVF) as endovascular devices have progressed. Liquid agents are usually injected via a microcatheter positioned just proximal to the shunt pouch beyond the ophthalmic artery; however, high blood flow from the internal maxillary artery (IMA) often impedes penetration of embolic materials into the shunt pouch. Therefore, reducing blood flow from the IMA before embolization can increase the success rate. In the present case, to reduce blood flow from branches of the IMA, we inserted surgical gauze infiltrated with xylocaine and epinephrine into bilateral nasal cavities. Using this method, we achieved curative TAE with minimal damage to the nasal mucosa. Transnasal flow reduction is an easy, effective and minimally invasive method. This method should be considered in the endovascular treatment of ACF–dAVF, especially in patients with high blood flow from theIMA.


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