Minimally invasive neurosurgical access techniques to facilitate endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulae

Br J Neurosurg. 2015 Feb;29(1):115-117. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.948807. Epub 2014 Aug 18.

Abstract

We report two cases of dural arteriovenous fistulae treated endovascularly, where percutaneous venous or arterial access was not suitable. In both cases, a different surgical access technique was used to allow transcranial cannulation of the appropriate venous sinus or of the varix to gain access and occlude the fistula.

Keywords: dural arteriovenous fistula; endovascular therapy; minimally invasive access.