Complications of Sigmoid Sinus Transvenous Occlusion for the Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Shunts with Emphasis on Inner Ear Dysfunction.

Baltsavias, Gerasimos; Richter, Johannes Konstantin; Hegemann, Stefan; Valavanis, Anton (2016). Complications of Sigmoid Sinus Transvenous Occlusion for the Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Shunts with Emphasis on Inner Ear Dysfunction. World neurosurgery, 88, pp. 41-48. Elsevier 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.01.005

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OBJECTIVE

Embolization of cranial dural sinus arteriovenous fistulae with transvenous occlusion of the involved sinuses is an established strategy when the collateral brain drainage allows it. We aimed to investigate the frequency and types of complications after endovascular occlusion of the sigmoid sinus.

METHODS

From our database, we detected 52 endovascularly treated consecutive cases of cranial dural arteriovenous shunts involving the sigmoid sinus. The cases treated through the transvenous approach alone or combined with the transarterial one were analyzed retrospectively. Previously reported series and cases were reviewed and critically analyzed.

RESULTS

In 15 cases, a transvenous approach was used and in 4 combined a transvenous approach with a transarterial approach. Two patients (13.3%) both treated with the transvenous approach alone presented postoperatively with vertigo and hearing loss. In the first case, the sinus occlusion involved the whole sigmoid sinus, whereas in the second case the occlusion was restricted to a parallel channel posteriorly to the proximal segment of the sigmoid sinus. Magnetic resonance imaging and ear, nose, and throat investigations failed to elucidate the cause and pathomechanism of these symptoms. No other complications occurred.

CONCLUSIONS

Although the transvenous occlusion of the sigmoid sinus generally is a safe therapeutic option for the treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulae, inner ear dysfunction is still a possible complication. The combined analysis of the reported and our cases did not allow a plausible explanation of this complication and its pathomechanism remains obscure.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology

UniBE Contributor:

Richter, Johannes Konstantin

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1878-8750

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Karin Hofmann

Date Deposited:

19 Apr 2017 12:46

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:02

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.wneu.2016.01.005

PubMed ID:

26780284

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Complication; Cranial dural arteriovenous; Fistula; Shunt; Sigmoid sinus; Transvenous embolization

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.94097

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/94097

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