Literature reporting on preoperative embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations with Onyx
| 1st Author | Year | N† | Surgery | Radiosurgery | “Cured”* | Mean | Per Procedure | Per Patient | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pts (%) | No. Pts (%) | No. Pts (%) | Size (cm) | Morb. (%) | Mort. (%) | Morb. (%) | Mort. (%) | |||
| Jahan | 2001 | 23 | 12 (52) | 11 (48) | 0 (0) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hamada | 2002 | 57 | 54 (95) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | – | 3.4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 |
| van Rooij | 2007 | 44 | 10 (23) | 20 (45) | 7 (16) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Weber | 2007 | 47 | 47 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Weber | 2007 | 93 | 56 (60) | 13 (14) | 17 (18) | – | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mounayer | 2007 | 94 | 7 (7) | 20 (21) | 26 (28) | – | 3.8 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| Hauck | Current | 41 | 29 (71) | 6 (15) | 2 (5) | 3.7 | 6.1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Note:—N indicates total number of patients; Morb., morbidity; Mort., mortality.
* Complete occlusion without recurrence.
† Only patients treated with Onyx are included.