title: The Dural AV-Fistula (DAVF), the Most Frequent Acquired Vascular Malformation of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
abstract: Acquired arteriovenous malformations, such as is the case with dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVF), are the consequence of a pathological new arterial ingrowth into venous spaces that reaches directly the venous lumen, without interposition of a capillary network, thereby creating an AV-shunt.The following concise text will provide elements in regards to diagnosis, indication for treatment discussion and choice of endovascular treatment (EVT) method.
authors: Center of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinik Hirslanden, Witellikerstrasse 40, 8032, Zürich, Switzerland. isabel.wanke@hirslanden.ch.|Chair of Interventional Neuroradiology, Dep. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. isabel.wanke@hirslanden.ch.
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authors: Wanke
authors: Center of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinik Hirslanden, Witellikerstrasse 40, 8032, Zürich, Switzerland.
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authors: DA
authors: Rüfenacht
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents
keywords: Acquired vascular malformation; Dural arteriovenous fistula; Dural sinus thrombosis; Endovascular treatment; Venous hypertension