Upfront middle meningeal artery embolization for treatment of chronic subdural hematomas in patients with or without midline shift.

Santiago Gomez-Paz Yosuke AkamatsuMohamed M SalemAlejandro Enriquez-MarulandaTimothy M RobinsonChristopher S OgilvyAjith J ThomasJustin M Moore

Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2020)

Upfront MMA embolization for cSDH with a thickness up to 25 mm provides adequate symptom relief, stabilization and/or progressive resorption of the cSDH during follow-up in carefully selected asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients even in the presence of a MLS greater than 5 mm.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
multiple sclerosis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
optical coherence tomography
patient reported
drug induced