Open AccessSpinal arteriovenous malformation without endovascular arterial access: is a combined neurosurgical approach and direct venous puncture an option?
Author(s) -
Igor Pagiola,
Jildaz Caroff,
Cristian Mihalea,
Nozar Aghakhani,
Léon Ikka,
Vanessa Chalumeau,
Marta Iacobucci,
Augustin Ozanne,
Sophie Gallas,
Henrique Carrete,
Marcio Chaves Marques,
Dárcio Nalli,
José Guilherme Mendes Pereira Caldas,
Michel Eli Frudit,
Jacques Moret,
Fabrice Parker,
Laurent Spelle
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-015268
Subject(s) - medicine , conus medullaris , arteriovenous malformation , endovascular treatment , neuroradiology , modified rankin scale , neurology , radiology , neurosurgery , arteriovenous fistula , vascular malformation , surgery , magnetic resonance imaging , aneurysm , ischemic stroke , ischemia , psychiatry
This case report describes a combined neurosurgical and endovascular approach for the treatment of a conus medullaris arteriovenous malformation resulting in considerable improvement in the patient's neurological condition (modified Rankin Scale score 2).