Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and Cecal Arteriovenous Malformation in a Boy

Soni, Vimlesh; Vaidya, Pankaj C; sSahu, Jitendra Kumar; Yadav, Mukesh; Singhi, Pratibha

doi:10.21699/ajcr.v8i1.510

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Characteristics and outcomes of pediatric dural arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review

Maleknia,

Hale,

Savage

et al. 2023

Childs Nerv Syst

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BackgroundDural arteriovenous stulas (dAVF) are arteriovenous shunts in communication with the dural vasculature in the brain or spine. Apart from single-center series, risk factors and treatment outcomes for pediatric dAVFs are largely undescribed. MethodsWe performed a systematic literature review of pediatric (< 18 years at diagnosis) intracranial and spinal dAVF according to PRISMA guidelines. We queried PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Embase databases without time/date restriction. Search strings included a variety of MeSH keywords relating to dural AV stulas in combination with MeSH keywords related to pediatric cases (see Appendix). Manuscripts describing patients diagnosed with dural sinus malformations or pial AVF were excluded. ResultsWe identi ed 61 studies describing 69 individual patients. Overall, dAVF were more common in males (55.1%) with a mean age of diagnosis (5.17 ± 4.42 years). Approximately 20.2% of patients presented with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 31.9% were discovered incidentally on neuroimaging studies.Transverse-sigmoid junction was the most common location (17.3%). Ninety-three percent (64 patients) were treated, most commonly using endovascular embolization (68.1%) followed by surgery (8.7%) and radiosurgery (2.9%). Almost half (43.8%) of dAVFs were completely obliterated. Of the 64 procedures, there were 19 neurological complications (29.7%) of varying severity where 12.5% were considered transient (i.e., pseudomeningocele) and 17.2% permanent (i.e., mortality secondary to acute sinus thrombosis, etc.). ConclusionThere is a paucity of information on pediatric dAVFs. This systematic review summarizes the published cases of dAVFs in the pediatric population. While the rate of missing data is high, there is publication bias, and precise details regarding complications are di cult to ascertain, this review serves as a descriptive summary of pediatric dAVFs.

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Characteristics and outcomes of pediatric dural arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review

Maleknia,

Hale,

Savage

et al. 2023

Childs Nerv Syst

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Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Review

Maleknia,

Hale,

Savage

et al. 2023

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Background Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF) are arteriovenous shunts in communication with the dural vasculature in the brain or spine. Apart from single-center series, risk factors and treatment outcomes for pediatric dAVFs are largely undescribed. Methods We performed a systematic literature review of pediatric (< 18 years at diagnosis) intracranial and spinal dAVF according to PRISMA guidelines. We queried PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Embase databases without time/date restriction. Search strings included a variety of MeSH keywords relating to dural AV fistulas in combination with MeSH keywords related to pediatric cases (see Appendix). Manuscripts describing patients diagnosed with dural sinus malformations or pial AVF were excluded. Results We identified 61 studies describing 69 individual patients. Overall, dAVF were more common in males (55.1%) with a mean age of diagnosis (5.17 ± 4.42 years). Approximately 20.2% of patients presented with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 31.9% were discovered incidentally on neuroimaging studies. Transverse-sigmoid junction was the most common location (17.3%). Ninety-three percent (64 patients) were treated, most commonly using endovascular embolization (68.1%) followed by surgery (8.7%) and radiosurgery (2.9%). Almost half (43.8%) of dAVFs were completely obliterated. Of the 64 procedures, there were 19 neurological complications (29.7%) of varying severity where 12.5% were considered transient (i.e., pseudomeningocele) and 17.2% permanent (i.e., mortality secondary to acute sinus thrombosis, etc.). Conclusion There is a paucity of information on pediatric dAVFs. This systematic review summarizes the published cases of dAVFs in the pediatric population. While the rate of missing data is high, there is publication bias, and precise details regarding complications are difficult to ascertain, this review serves as a descriptive summary of pediatric dAVFs.

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Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and Cecal Arteriovenous Malformation in a Boy

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Characteristics and outcomes of pediatric dural arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review

Characteristics and outcomes of pediatric dural arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review

Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Review

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