title: Endoscopically assisted closure of an anteriorly based spinal pial arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: The intraoperative use of an endoscope to localize an anteriorly based spinal pial arteriovenous fistula with minimal cord retraction and vessel manipulation is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. celain66@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pidgeon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017546:Angioscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D020758:Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013909:Thorax