Endovascular management of complex superior sagittal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula

Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Apr 1;46(Suppl_2):V11. doi: 10.3171/2019.2.FocusVid.18687.

Abstract

Superior sagittal sinus (SSS) dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are rare and present unique challenges to treatment. Complex, often bilateral, arterial supply and involvement of large volumes of eloquent cortical venous drainage may necessitate multimodality therapy such as endovascular, microsurgical, and stereotactic radiosurgery techniques. The authors present a complex SSS DAVF associated with an occluded/severely stenotic SSS. The patient underwent a successful endovascular transvenous approach with complete obliteration of the SSS. The authors discuss the management challenges faced on this case.The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/-rztg0_cBXY.

Keywords: cerebral venous thrombosis; dural arteriovenous fistula; endovascular; superior sagittal sinus; transvenous; video.

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / surgery*
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Endovascular Procedures* / methods
  • Humans
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
  • Superior Sagittal Sinus / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome