Percutaneous Transverse Sinus Cannulation for Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Coiling: Operative Video

World Neurosurg. 2019 Jul:127:335. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.082. Epub 2019 Apr 14.

Abstract

This is the case of an 84-year old woman, found to have a symptomatic transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula. The transverse sinus was isolated from all venous circulation and its arterial feeders stemmed from the occipital artery, precluding both arterial and venous access for effective obliteration of the fistula. Therefore the patient underwent a combined open surgical/endovascular approach, where the sinus was percutaneously cannulated through a single burr hole, allowing access for effective coiling of the fistula. In this video, we present the rationale, feasibility, and technical implications for this procedure.1.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Coiling; Endovascular; Transverse sinus cannulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Catheterization / methods*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / surgery*
  • Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Transverse Sinuses / diagnostic imaging
  • Transverse Sinuses / surgery*