Management of spinal dural arteriovenouse fistula

Abstract

Abstract:Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas are rare vascular lesions whose management is still at high interest between specialists. If microsurgical treatment is still considered as treatment of choice for SDAVFs, endovascular treatment is increasingly grow in interest with the development of endovascular techniques and new embolization materials. In this article we made a short discussion about the spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae on aspects related to anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment, with some general conclusions.