Endoscopically assisted closure of an anteriorly based spinal pial arteriovenous fistula.
The intraoperative use of an endoscope to localize an anteriorly based spinal pial arteriovenous fistula with minimal cord retraction and vessel manipulation is described.
Roberts
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Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. celain66@hotmail.com
Brennan
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Pidgeon
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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