title: [A case of secondary anterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula following posterior fossa craniotomy].
abstract: The etiology of dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) remains uncertain. The authors present a case presenting with anterior fossa dural AVF, which developed after the resection of cerebellar arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The anterior fossa dural AVF, which was not observed on the preoperative angiography, was diagnosed on the follow-up angiography, after the resection of cerebellar AVM. A mechanism underlying the present case is not clearly understood. To the best of our knowledge, some cases of dural AVF secondary to craniotomy have been reported. It is postulated that intracranial vascular anomaly should be analyzed after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital. kensuke@green.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Numagami
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Michiharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishijma
mesh_terms: D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods