Endovascular Treatment for Low-Grade (Spetzler-Martin I-II) Brain Arteriovenous Malformations.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Surgical resection is usually considered as the first-line curative strategy for low-grade (Spetzler-Martin grade I-II) brain arteriovenous malformations because it has a high cure rate and low complications. The role of endovascular treatment remains to be clarified in this indication, especially after A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Our objective was to assess the safety and efficacy of first-line endovascular treatment in low-grade brain arteriovenous malformation management at our institution.

Materials and methods

Patients with low-grade brain arteriovenous malformations treated primarily with embolization in our department between January 2005 and December 2015 were retrieved from our prospectively collected re

SUBMITTER: Baharvahdat H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048507 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature