Contralateral parafalcine approach for parasagittal and callosal arteriovenous malformations.
Most neurosurgeons prefer an ipsilateral approach for medial surface arteriovenous malformations. Based on recent surgical experiences, we believe that a contralateral approach has some advantages in dealing with such lesions. Two cases are reported, and the rationale for the contralateral approach is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011187:Posture; D012086:Reoperation; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery