title: Transvenous treatment of complex cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae with Onyx and coils.
abstract: Transvenous embolization has become the treatment of choice for such lesions We evaluated Onxy for patients with cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae (CDAVFs) who underwent transvenous embolization via different transvenous approaches. Case records of six patients with symptomatic CDAVFs, treated between October 2006 and November 2007 were reviewed. A total of seven transvenous procedures were performed in the six patients with CDAVFs. All the patients with CDAVFs of the cavernous sinus were symptom free following embolization. The approach via the internal jugular vein and the inferior petrosal sinus was possible in four of the six patients, with complete occlusion of the fistula. In the remaining two patients, the approach was via the facial vein. Transient bradyarrythmia without morbidity was the only complication in two patients.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jin-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Zhi-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Shu-Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-Qin
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: C450660:Onyx copolymer; D011145:Polyvinyls; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide