Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae Using Onyx: A Case Series

Department

neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: An endovascular approach is often the first-line treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs). Information on the use of Onyx (ev3 Neurovascular, Irvine, CA) for treating DAVFs, however, is limited. Therefore, we present our early experience, technical considerations, and complications associated with the use of Onyx for DAVF embolization. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with 29 DAVFs treated with Onyx embolization were included in this analysis. Hospital records, operative reports, and angiograms were reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS: Forty Onyx procedures, including 39 transarterial and 1 transvenous approaches, were performed. Fifty-one external carotid artery branches, 8 posterior meningeal artery branches, and 3 internal carotid artery branches were used for Onyx embolization. Branches of the middle meningeal artery were embolized 32 times, and the occipital artery was embolized 15 times. Twenty-one fistulae (72%) were cured angiographically with endovascular therapy. Transarterial embolization via the middle meningeal artery cured 12 DAVFs (41%). Four complications (9.7%) were recorded, including 3 transient (7.3%) and 1 permanent neurological deficits (2.4%). Follow-up imaging, which was available for 8 fistulae with angiographic cures, showed no evidence of recurrence. CONCLUSION: Transarterial Onyx embolization of external carotid artery branches, particularly the middle meningeal artery, offers a high likelihood of cure. This technique provides a safe and effective method of embolization with few side effects and complications. However, long-term follow-up is needed to establish its efficacy. © 2009 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Publication Date

2009

Publication Title

Neurosurgery

ISSN

0148-396X

Volume

65

Issue

6

First Page

ons132

Last Page

ons139

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1227/01.NEU.0000345949.41138.01

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