Histologically proven venous congestive myelopathy without concurrent vascular malformation: Case reports and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Venous congestive myelopathy is a progressive myelopathy that is generally caused by a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula.


METHODS
We report a patient with histologically confirmed venous congestive myelopathy without concurrent vascular malformations in radiological and intraoperative findings.


CONCLUSIONS
The definitive underlying etiology of this congestive myelopathy was unclear. However, this case report highlights the possibility of venous congestive myelopathy with etiology other than a dural arteriovenous fistula. Further, a systematic and elaborate examination should be undertaken to explore the underlying pathology whenever this type of spinal parenchymal lesion is detected.
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Teppei
T
Matsubara
Hiroyoshi
H
Akutsu
Shinya
S
Watanabe
Kei
K
Nakai
Satoshi
S
Ayuzawa
Akira
A
Matsumura