title: Pre-operative intracranial meningioma embolization.
abstract: Pre-operative embolization is a routinely utilized therapeutic adjunct to the resection of hypervascular lesions of the head and neck. In particular, pre-operative cerebral angiography and tumor embolization has become standard practice at many centers in the management of select intracranial meningiomas. However, controversy remains regarding its specific indications and clinical utility. In this article, we examine the principles of meningioma embolization, emphasizing the indications, risks and benefits associated with its use in the pre-operative setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. jae2109@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sisti
authors.forename: Jeffrey N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Guy M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McKhann
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lavine
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strozyk
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome