Progressive regression of intracranial arteriovenous malformations after Onyx embolization

Damian Kocur; Nikodem Przybyłko; Mariusz Hofman; Tomasz Jamróz; Hanna Doleżych; Jan Baron; Stanisław Kwiek

doi:10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.03.005

Progressive regression of intracranial arteriovenous malformations after Onyx embolization

Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2017 May-Jun;51(3):270-275. doi: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Apr 4.

Authors

Damian Kocur¹, Nikodem Przybyłko², Mariusz Hofman², Tomasz Jamróz², Hanna Doleżych³, Jan Baron⁴, Stanisław Kwiek²

Affiliations

¹ Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Neurosurgery, Katowice, Poland. Electronic address: damkocur@gmail.com.
² Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Neurosurgery, Katowice, Poland.
³ Medical University of Silesia, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Department of Sports Medicine and Physiology of Physical Effort, Katowice, Poland.
⁴ Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Katowice, Poland.

PMID: 28413072
DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.03.005

Abstract

Progressive regression of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is a rare phenomenon that may occur spontaneously or after previous surgical or endovascular incomplete obliteration. We present two cases of AVMs occluded partially with Onyx followed by the unexpected cure of the lesions with the angiographic evidences as well as multiannual follow-up.

Keywords: Angiography; Arteriovenous malformation; Embolization; Thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebral Angiography*
Drug Combinations
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Polyvinyls*
Tantalum*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Drug Combinations
Onyx 18
Polyvinyls
Tantalum