Radiosurgery in the treatment of cerebral AVMs.
Radiosurgery of AVM's is gaining in popularity and is advocated by many for the treatment of lesions less than 3 cm in diameter. During a 17 month period 33 patients with cerebral AVM's were treated with radiosurgery. All regions of the brain were represented in the series including brain stem. A mean follow-up of 10.8 months revealed a 6% rebleed rate and a 9% total complication rate. Multimodality therapy including embolization and surgery is recommended for the treatment of AVM's and radiosurgery is seen as an important adjunctive treatment option.
Levy
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Vienna Medical School, Wien, Austria.
Kitz
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Killer
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Richling
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed