Cost determinants in management of brain arteriovenous malformations.

Caleb RutledgeJeffrey NelsonAlex LuPeyton NissonSoren JonzzonEthan A WinklerDaniel CookeAdib A AblaMichael T LawtonHelen Kim

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2019)

Hemorrhage, AVM grade, and treatment modality are significant cost determinants in AVM management. Surgery with preoperative embolization was the costliest treatment and radiosurgery the least; however, surgical cases had significantly higher rates of obliteration.

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