PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gutierrez, Arturo
AU  - Do, Huy M.
AU  - Marks, Michael P.
TI  - Alteration in the Venous Drainage of a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula following Angioplasty
DP  - 2004 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1086--1088
VI  - 25
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/6/1086.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/6/1086.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2004 Jun 01; 25
AB  - Summary: The pattern of venous drainage from a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) has been shown to affect the natural history of these lesions. Angioplasty and stent placement of the dural sinuses have been described to improve outflow in venous hypertensive states and may improve the venous drainage pattern from a DAVF. We report the case of a patient with a benign but stenosed type IIa transverse sinus DAVF who underwent angioplasty to improve venous outflow. This resulted in conversion of the DAVF to a more malignant type IIb drainage pattern with reflux into the cortical venous system.