Hypoglossal Canal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolized Under Precise Anatomical Evaluation by Selective Intra-arterial Injection Computed Tomography Angiography

Overview

Journal Interv Neuroradiol

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Neurology

Date 2015 May 3

PMID 25934781

Citations 5

Authors

Kazuya Kanemaru

Hideyuki Yoshioka

Takashi Yagi

Takuma Wakai

Koji Hashimoto

Yuichiro Fukumoto

Keiko Suzuki

Toru Tateoka

Hirofumi Kazama

Hiroyuki Kinouchi

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Abstract

Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) involving the hypoglossal canal is rare but increasingly reported. To achieve complete obliteration without a procedure-related complication, understanding of the precise anatomy of this DAVF is essential. Here, we describe a 72-year-old man who underwent selective intra-arterial injection computed tomography angiography which allowed us to understand the detailed anatomy of the complex DAVF regarding access routes and the target regions for transvenous embolization (TVE). With the aid of this novel neuroimaging technique successful target TVE was achieved safely and completely.

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