title: Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas: arterial and venous approaches to embolization.
abstract: The authors describe two patients with multiple spinal arteriovenous fistulas and exclusive epidural venous drainage. Both presented with a myelopathy caused by compression by large epidural veins. Both had arterial embolizations, but one required a venous approach to achieve a stable clinical result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willinsky
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: terBrugge
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Montanera
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gentili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*