THE ROLE OF SINUS THROMBOSIS IN OCCIPITAL DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS - DEVELOPMENT AND SPONTANEOUS CLOSURE

KUTLUK M. K., SCHUMACHER M., MIRONOV A.

NEUROCHIRURGIA, vol.34, no.5, pp.144-147, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-2008-1052075
  • Journal Name: NEUROCHIRURGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.144-147
  • Keywords: DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION, DURAL FISTULA, SPONTANEOUS CLOSURE, SINUS THROMBOSIS, SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION, VASCULAR ANOMALIES, MANIFESTATIONS, AVM
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Two cases of dural arteriovenous malformations are presented. Both were associated with thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus. Without any treatment, recanalization of the sinus occurred in one case, while the dural arteriovenous malformation was persisting. In the second case, recanalization of the sinus coincided with the spontaneous closure of the malformation. The interrelationship of sinus thrombosis and dural arteriovenous malformations, and the possible mechanism of spontaneous closure are discussed.