Endovascular treatment of a pial arteriovenous fistula of a posteroinferior cerebellar artery with a double origin

Leopoldo Guimaraens; Alfredo Casasco; Teresa Sola; Hugo Cuellar; Salvador Miralbes; Francisco Jose Cambra

doi:10.1136/jnis.2010.003749

Endovascular treatment of a pial arteriovenous fistula of a posteroinferior cerebellar artery with a double origin

J Neurointerv Surg. 2011 Sep;3(3):233-6. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003749. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Authors

Leopoldo Guimaraens¹, Alfredo Casasco, Teresa Sola, Hugo Cuellar, Salvador Miralbes, Francisco Jose Cambra

Affiliation

¹ Department of Therapeutic Neuroangiography, Hospital General de Cataluña, Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 21990831
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003749

Abstract

Pial arteriovenous fistulas (pAVF) of the posterior fossa are rare and may present with symptoms secondary to mass effect, venous hypertension or hemorrhage, among others. A case is presented of a previously healthy 2-year-old boy with neurological deficit arising from pAVF of the posteroinferior cerebellar artery. The pAVF was successfully treated with endovascular occlusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Arteries / abnormalities
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
Cerebellum / blood supply*
Child, Preschool
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neuroimaging
Pia Mater / blood supply*