Kawaguchi T, Kawano T, Kaneko Y, Koizumi T, Tsutsumi M, Ooigawa H, Kazekawa K
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2000 Jul;40(7):366-8. doi: 10.2176/nmc.40.366.
A 62-year-old male presented with a variant dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) within the wall of the convexity-superior sagittal sinus, fed by branches of the bilateral external carotid arteries and only cortical venous drainage despite the presence of a patent sinus. Transarterial embolization with poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-methyl methacrylate) (HEMA-MMA) was performed, resulting in complete obliteration of the DAVF. Embolization with HEMA-MMA is an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of DAVF.