Fatal hemorrhagic complication after coil embolization of a petrosal arteriovenous shunt.
David VoldersElena Adela CoraChiraz ChaalalaMaxime CartierMichihiro TanakaBehzad FarzinFrance BertheletGuylaine GevryPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2021)
CPAVMs and DAVFs with pial drainage should be distinguished pre-operatively. Occlusion of a pial vein (as opposed to a sinus) in the treatment of an arteriovenous shunt carries hemorrhagic risk if a liquid embolic agent is not used to completely occlude all pathological vessels.