Endovascular treatment of Vertebral-Venous Fistula with flow diverting stent: A Case Report

Vertebral-venous fistulas (VVF) are a rare vascular condition and are commonly associated with trauma, but may also be idiopathic, spontaneous or congenital. A current literature review reveals there is no level 1 evidence or established guidelines on optimal treatment for VVF. Diagnosis is often confirmed by catheter cerebral angiogram. Treatment goals are complete occlusion of the fistula, which can be achieved by both endovascular closure and/or surgical ligation treatment.Telescopic Pipeline flow diversion stents are a common treatment modality for aneurysms and have also been described to successfully treat different types of cranial arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) including carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF).There is however no English literature available regarding its use in the management of vertebral-venous fistulas (VVF), which is a rare entity.
Source: World Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research