Intravascular stent and endovascular coil placement for a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery: case report and review of the literature

RT Higashida, W Smith, D Gress, R Urwin… - Journal of …, 1997 - thejns.org
✓ The authors demonstrate the technical feasibility of using intravascular stents in
conjunction with electrolytically detachable coils (Guglielmi detachable coils [GDCs]) for …

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: clinical features and long-term results

J Narvid, SW Hetts, D Larsen, J Neuhaus… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The goals of this study were to characterize the clinical, radiological, treatment,
and outcome data associated with patients diagnosed with spinal dural arteriovenous …

Carotid artery stent placement for atherosclerotic disease: rationale, technique, and current status

CC Phatouros, RT Higashida, AM Malek, PM Meyers… - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
Carotid arterial endarterectomy is considered to be the standard for the treatment of
atherosclerotic carotid arterial occlusive disease. This has been validated with results of …

Endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms by electrothrombosis using electrically detachable coils

G Guglielmi, F Viñuela, G Duckwiler, J Dion… - Journal of …, 1992 - thejns.org
✓ In a multicenter study, 120 patients with intracranial aneurysms presenting a high surgical
risk were treated using electrolytically detachable coils and electrothrombosis via an …

Carotid cavernous fistulae: indications for urgent treatment

VV Halbach, GB Hieshima… - American journal of …, 1987 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Angiographic and clinical data from 155 patients with carotid cavernous fistulae were
retrospectively reviewed to determine angiographic features associated with increased risk …

Endovascular and surgical treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms: comparison of risks

S Claiborne Johnston, CB Wilson… - Annals of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Unruptured cerebral aneurysms are commonly treated by surgical clipping, but
endovascular coil embolization is increasingly employed as an alternative. In a blinded …

Dural carotid cavernous fistula: definitive endovascular management and long-term follow-up

PM Meyers, VV Halbach, CF Dowd, TE Lempert… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe the endovascular treatment and clinical outcome in patients with
indirect carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) over a 15-year period. To our knowledge, this is …

Interventional neurovascular treatment of traumatic carotid and vertebral artery lesions: results in 234 cases

RT Higashida, VV Halbach, FY Tsai… - American Journal of …, 1989 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Traumatic injuries to the head and neck that result in arteriovenous fistulae are often difficult
to treat by direct surgical access. This is because of anatomic location, instability of the …

Transvenous embolization of dural fistulas involving the cavernous sinus.

VV Halbach, RT Higashida… - American Journal …, 1989 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Because of the risks associated with arterial embolization of cavernous dural fistulas, we
have sought an alternative method to promote fistula closure. Thirteen patients underwent …

Development of acquired arteriovenous fistulas in rats due to venous hypertension

T Terada, RT Higashida, VV Halbach, CF Dowd… - Journal of …, 1994 - thejns.org
✓ Dural sinus thrombosis has been hypothesized as a possible cause of dural arteriovenous
fistulas (AVF's). The pathogenesis and evolution from thrombosis to actual development of …