Childhood posterior fossa pial-dural arteriovenous fistula treated by endovascular occlusion.
Posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistulae in children are rare lesions that are difficult to treat effectively. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl with such a fistula, who presented clinically with progressive neurological deficit. The lesion was treated by endovascular occlusion, resulting in radiological and clinical cure.
Boet
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Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Poon
W S
WS
Chan
M S
MS
Yu
S C
SC
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000098:blood supply*