Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease  2001;3(1):54-57

Complications after Radiosurgery of the Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.

Young II CHUN 1 ; Yang KWON

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Keywords

Radiosurgery; Arteriovenous malformation; Complication

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective and widely used surgical procedure for the management of cerebral vascular malformations. Long-term analysis of results has led to an evolution in technique and patient selection, a better understanding of the safe and effective dose reponse, and of the risks to surrounding normal tissue. Radiosurgery is a minimally invasive technique but is not risk-free. Successful AVM obliteration depends on proper stereotactic nidus definition and delivery of an adequate radiosurgery dose.