Arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale masqueraded as a failed back surgery syndrome - A case report and review of literature

CONCLUSION: FTAVF is a very rare spinal intradural spinal vascular malformation that can be masqueraded as a failed back surgery syndrome. In these cases, signs of ascending myelopathy should prompt awareness and vascular voids must be carefully evaluated in MRI.PMID:33654556 | PMC:PMC7911147 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_651_2020

Source: Surgical Neurology International - March 3, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Nuno Cubas Farinha Joaquim Cruz Teixeira Jos é Hipólito Reis Domingos Coiteiro Source Type: research