Stereotactic radiosurgery for noncavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas: treatment outcomes and their predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as a safe and effective treatment modality for dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs), particularly cavernous sinus (CS) dAVFs. However, the long-term outcomes of non-CS dAVFs are not well known. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SRS for non-CS dAVFs and to investigate the risk factors for incomplete obliteration.

Methods

Between 2007 and 2020, 65 non-CS dAVFs in 63 patients were treated using SRS at a single institution. Demographic characteristics, initial clinical presentations, clinical outcomes, and radiological findings were retrospectively reviewed. The procedure-related complications were assessed. Radiological outcomes were evaluated as complete obliteration, incomplete obliteration, and angio

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810680 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature