title: Complex vertebral arteriovenous fistula and ruptured aneurysm in neurofibromatosis: a therapeutically challenging case.
abstract: The objective and importance of this study was to describe the challenges encountered with treating a high-flow vertebral arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and ruptured aneurysm in a patient with life-threatening hemorrhage. A 36-year-old female with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presented 2 weeks after uneventful cesarean section with a rapidly expanding pulsatile neck mass. Angiography demonstrated a complex left vertebral AVF and multiple associated vertebral artery aneurysms. Emergent endovascular coil embolization was performed using a retrograde and antegrade approach to occlude the fistulas and trap the ruptured aneurysm, successfully treating the acute hemorrhage. Subsequent definitive therapy was accomplished utilizing a combined neurointerventional and neurosurgical strategy of direct-puncture acrylic embolization and ligation of the vertebral artery. Recent advances in neurointerventional technology allow novel approaches in the primary and/or preoperative treatment of complex vascular lesions such as those seen in NF1.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Manness
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hershey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yazdi