Two cases of dural arteriovenous malformation of the tentorial apex are presented. Both were treated surgically by means of a sinus skeletonization technique. The operative technique included a combined bioccipital and median suboccipital craniotomy in which the posterior third of the superior sagittal and the straight and bilateral transverse sinuses were skeletonized by incising the falx and the tentorium along the sinuses. Endovascular embolization was used prior to the surgical approach in one case. Clinical and angiographic cure was achieved in both patients, with a follow up of 4 years in the first case and 1 year in the second one. The surgical technique is described in detail.
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