Microsurgical versus endovascular treatment of ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas: systematic review and meta-analysis with a single-center case series

CONCLUSIONS: The complete obliteration rates of ethmoidal DAVF appear to be higher and more definitive with microsurgical intervention than with EVT. While complication rates between the two procedures seem similar, patients treated with EVT may require further interventions for definitive treatment. The limitations of this study include its retrospective nature, the quality of studies included, and the continued evolving technologies of EVT. Future studies should focus on the association between venous drainage pattern and the proclivity toward venous ectasia or rate of hemorrhage at presentation.PMID:38428011 | DOI:10.3171/2023.12.FOCUS23801

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - March 1, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Chandler N Berke Anant Naik Neil Majmundar Sean Munier Raphia Rahman Ahsan Sattar Priyank Khandelwal James K Liu Source Type: research