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Background and purpose A well-known classification of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) according to the patterns of venous drainage was described in 1977 by Djindjian, Merland et al. and later revised by Cognard, Merland et al. in 1995. They described 5 types of DAVFs assuming that the type of venous drainage is directly correlated with neurologic symptoms and in particular with hemorrhagic risk. We present a series of cases that combines type IV (DAVF with cortical venous drainage associated with venous ectasia) and type V (DAVF with spinal venous drainage), which we named type IV + V. Materials and methods A retrospective study between 2012 and 2020 in 2 Hospitals was performed on patients that met inclusion criteria for a diagnosis of this type of DAVF. Demographics, location, clinical presentation and outcomes of endovascular embolization were studied. Results Five (2,3%) patients out of 220 had a type IV + V DAVF. All cases had an aggressive presentation, either subarachnoid hemorrhage, myelopathy or both. All patients were treated with endovascular transarterial embolization achieving complete angiographic occlusion in one session and total remission of symptoms at 3 months. Conclusions This rare type of DAVF, combines two aggressive venous drainage patterns. For that reason, patients with type IV+V DAVF probably have a more aggressive natural history and worst outcome due to risk of intracranial and/or spinal hemorrhage and myelopathy, thus requiring urgent diagnostic and treatment. Larger studies are needed to better understand this type of DAVF.

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We present a patient with disseminated stomach cancer who presented with symptoms of acute obstruction of the splenic flexure of the colon caused by tumor spread. During a first attempt to insert a colon stent through the anus under endoscopic guidance as final palliative therapy, it was not possible to reach the region of the stricture, and iatrogenic perforation of the descending colon occurred, which resolved favorably under conservative management. A second attempt to insert a stent was made via percutaneous puncture of the transverse colon, approaching the region of the stricture by a descending route. The procedure was completed without complications and the patient's symptoms improved. Stent placement via percutaneous puncture of the colon has not previously been described in the literature. It may be an alternate route in cases of proximal strictures in which access through the anus has been unsuccessful even with the aid of endoscopic guidance.