Cervical vertebral arteriovenous fistula balloon embolization in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

R A Koenigsberg; V Aletich; G Debrun; L R Camras; J I Ausman

doi:10.1016/s0090-3019(96)00254-6

Cervical vertebral arteriovenous fistula balloon embolization in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

Surg Neurol. 1997 Mar;47(3):265-73. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(96)00254-6.

Authors

R A Koenigsberg¹, V Aletich, G Debrun, L R Camras, J I Ausman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiological Sciences, Allegheny University-MCP Division, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.

PMID: 9068698
DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(96)00254-6

Abstract

The authors present a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with cervical kyphosis, a cervical vertebral arterial fistula, and contralateral vertebral arterial occlusion. The fistula was successfully treated with detachable balloons.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnosis
Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
Cervical Vertebrae / blood supply*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vertebral Artery / abnormalities*