Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas: arterial and venous approaches to embolization.
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.
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Department of Radiology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Montanera
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Wallace
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Gentili
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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*