Dural arteriovenous fistula of the anterior fossa treated with the Onyx liquid embolic system and the Sonic microcatheter

Neuroradiology. 2008 May;50(5):429-32. doi: 10.1007/s00234-007-0344-8.

Abstract

We report an association of new technologies (the Onyx liquid embolic system and the Sonic microcatheter) for transarterial embolization through the anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery of a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) of the anterior fossa. The place of endovascular treatment in anterior fossa DAVFs is reviewed, and its clinical implications discussed in light of the case of a patient whose management was modified by this association of new technologies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / therapy*
  • Cranial Fossa, Anterior
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / therapeutic use*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyvinyls / therapeutic use*
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Onyx copolymer
  • Polyvinyls
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide