Safety evaluation of sinus patency after stereotactic radiosurgery for transverse-sigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas: implications of treatment options for patients with Borden type I fistulas

CONCLUSIONS: SRS is effective and safe for TSS DAVF and results in favorable shunt obliteration, symptom improvement, and low complication rates. TSS occlusion after SRS is asymptomatic and is limited to sinuses that are not used for normal venous drainage.PMID:38427991 | DOI:10.3171/2023.12.FOCUS23802

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - March 1, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Motoyuki Umekawa Yuki Shinya Hirotaka Hasegawa Satoshi Koizumi Atsuto Katano Nobuhito Saito Source Type: research