Long term follow-up of 43 pure dural arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) of the lateral sinus

Forty-three patients with arterio-venous fistulae of the dura of the transverse sinus with a complaint of tinnitus are reviewed, with a follow-up of 12 months to 11 years. 34 patients were embolized, 2 treated surgically, and 7 were untreated. Embolization appears to have been beneficial. The freque...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 1987-07, Vol.29 (4), p.348-353
Hauptverfasser:	FERMAND, M, REIZINE, D, MELKI, J. P, RICHE, M. C, MERLAND, J. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Arteriovenous Fistula - complications Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging Arteriovenous Fistula - therapy Biological and medical sciences Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging Cerebral Angiography Dura Mater - blood supply Embolization, Therapeutic Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Jugular Veins - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Sex Factors Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	Forty-three patients with arterio-venous fistulae of the dura of the transverse sinus with a complaint of tinnitus are reviewed, with a follow-up of 12 months to 11 years. 34 patients were embolized, 2 treated surgically, and 7 were untreated. Embolization appears to have been beneficial. The frequently benign nature of this abnormality must be emphasized, and serious psychological study of the patient must be made before deciding on therapy.
ISSN:	0028-3940 1432-1920
DOI:	10.1007/BF00348913