Thoracolumbar spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae present with longer arteriovenous transit compared to cranial and cervical dural fistulae.
Ze'ev Itsekzon-HayoshEef J HendriksSean T O'ReillyRabab Al ShahraniRonit AgidPatrick J NicholsonKarel TerbruggeIvan RadovanovicHugo AndradeJoanna D SchaafsmaTimo KringsPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2023)
Prolonged arteriovenous transit times may represent a distinct feature of thoracolumbar spinal dural arteriovenous fistulaes. This may, amongst other factors, play a role in the observed lesser likelihood of hemorrhagic complications compared to other dural arteriovenous shunts.