Spontaneous regression of an idiopathic arteriovenous fistula of the right vertebral artery

Omar Choudhri; Mircea C Dobre; Abdullah Feroze; Nikhil Sharma; Huy M Do

doi:10.1007/s00234-017-1963-3

Spontaneous regression of an idiopathic arteriovenous fistula of the right vertebral artery

Neuroradiology. 2018 Feb;60(2):221-223. doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1963-3. Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Authors

Omar Choudhri¹, Mircea C Dobre², Abdullah Feroze³, Nikhil Sharma⁴, Huy M Do²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Silverstein Pavilion 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Stanford University Medical Centre, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Silverstein Pavilion 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

PMID: 29260274
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-017-1963-3

Abstract

A previously healthy 53-year-old male presented with a 2-month history of pulsatile tinnitus, worsening headaches, and neck pain. Given the clinical symptoms, a workup was initiated to assess for a vascular etiology such as a dural arteriovenous fistula.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Cerebral angiography; Endovascular embolization techniques; Spontaneous regression.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Angiography
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Remission, Spontaneous
Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*