title: [Removal of multiple intracranial meningiomas preceded by intravascular embolization in a Jehovah's witness patient. Case report].
abstract: The paper presents a case of a Jehovah's Witness, 64-year-old woman harboring multiple meningiomas in the right cerebral hemisphere. As the first stage of her treatment endovascular embolization of the tumor vascular bed was performed. Through the middle cerebral artery Ivalon particles and acrylic glue were injected. Four days later the patient underwent craniotomy and four intracranial meningiomas were removed. Intraoperative blood loss was minimal and the patient was discharged with no neurological sequelae and without anemia. The authors emphasize benefits that endovascular embolization may bring, especially as regards improvement of neurosurgical treatment safety in Jehovah's Witnesses.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Neurochirurgii CSK WAM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koziarski
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilk
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Twarkowski
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Madrak
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care