Spontaneous opening of large occipital-vertebral artery anastomosis during embolization. Case report.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalJournal of neurosurgery
Year 1980
A patient undergoing external carotid artery therapeutic embolization for obliteration of a dural arteriovenous malformation suddenly developed a large occipital artery to vertebral artery shunt. A devastating stroke was averted because the appearance of the shunt was observed by fluoroscopy, the embolization was stopped, and the shunt verified on a subsequent angiogram. The risk of external carotid artery embolization without constant fluoroscopic control is emphasized.
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