American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 17, Issue 7 1323-1331, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Repermeation of partially embolized cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a clinical, radiologic, and histologic study
A Gruber, PR Mazal, G Bavinzski, M Killer, H Budka and B Richling
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Vienna (Austria).
PURPOSE: To describe the pattern and time course of embolization- related tissue lesions and repermeation of the intranidal cast after endovascular embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 26 patients who were treated by endovascular embolization with NBCA and subsequent surgical extirpation to look for embolization-related tissue lesions and repermeation of the cast. A residual flow through the malformation was identified on preoperative angiograms in every case. RESULTS: Pattern and time course of embolization-related tissue lesions were typical. Until 3 months after embolization, repermeation of embolized structures did not occur. In contrast, repermeation was found in every patient who had surgery later than 3 months after the first embolization (n = 13; 50%). In these cases, histologic examination of the resected nidus disclosed capillary structures inside the lumen of embolized vessels. Capillaries were traced immunohistochemically with antibodies against membrane-bound factor VIII. No parameter other than the interval between the first embolization and surgery was found to relate to the repermeation of the cast. CONCLUSION: Intranidal recapillarization can occur later than 3 months after the first embolization with NBCA if total and solid casting of the nidus was not accomplished.
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