Faisal Albader1, Nicolas Serratrice2, Kaissar Farah1, Stéphane Fuentes1. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, La Timone Hospital (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille), Marseille, France. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, La Timone Hospital (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille), Marseille, France. nicolas.serratrice@ap-hm.fr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (d-AVF) is the most common spinal vascular malformations. Management includes endovascular embolization, and/or surgical obliteration of the shunt. METHOD: Applied to spinal d-AVF, mini-invasive surgical (MIS) obliteration is described as a mini-open approach using Mast Quadrant™ system. Important anatomical landmarks are reviewed. Indications, advantages, and limitations are discussed, and a step-by-step description of the procedure is presented. CONCLUSION: MIS is a good solution to treat d-AVF with a good outcome.
BACKGROUND: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (d-AVF) is the most common spinal vascular malformations. Management includes endovascular embolization, and/or surgical obliteration of the shunt. METHOD: Applied to spinal d-AVF, mini-invasive surgical (MIS) obliteration is described as a mini-open approach using Mast Quadrant™ system. Important anatomical landmarks are reviewed. Indications, advantages, and limitations are discussed, and a step-by-step description of the procedure is presented. CONCLUSION: MIS is a good solution to treat d-AVF with a good outcome.
Authors: Mazin Elsarrag; Sauson Soldozy; Parantap Patel; Pedro Norat; Jennifer D Sokolowski; Min S Park; Petr Tvrdik; M Yashar S Kalani Journal: Neurosurg Focus Date: 2019-04-01 Impact factor: 4.047