New embolization method using estrogen for dural arteriovenous malformation and meningioma.
For the treatment of dural arteriovenous malformations, conjugated estrogens were infused continuously through a cannula inserted into the external carotid artery. In 6 or 8 patients, therapeutic effects such as total or partial disappearance of the nidus were observed. The same method was employed to occlude the feeders of meningiomas in 3 patients to reduce bleeding during the operations. The histological findings from the surgically extirpated meningioma are described.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)