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SUBMITTER: Baharvahdat H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7213517 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baharvahdat Humain H Ooi Yinn Cher YC Kim Wi Jin WJ Mowla Ashkan A Coon Alexander L AL Colby Geoffrey P GP
Stroke and vascular neurology 20191121 1
Dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF) accounts for approximately 10% of all intracranial vascular malformations. While they can be benign lesions, the presence of retrograde venous drainage and cortical venous reflux makes the natural course of these lesions aggressive high risk of haemorrhage, neurological injury and mortality. Endovascular treatment is often the first line of treatment for dAVF. Both transarterial and transvenous approaches are used to cure dAVF. The selection of treatment approa ...[more]