Transvenous coil embolization of hypoglossal canal dural arteriovenous fistula using detachable coils: A case report
10.7461/jcen.2021.E2021.08.004
- Author:
Su Min KYE
1
;
Jun Hyong AHN
;
Heui Seung LEE
;
Ji Hee KIM
;
Jae Keun OH
;
Joon Ho SONG
;
In Bok CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2022;24(2):166-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The hypoglossal canal (HC) is an unusual location of the posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF), which usually occurs in the transverse or sigmoid sinus. Herein, we report a case of HC dural AVF successfully treated with transvenous coil embolization using detachable coils in a 68-year-old woman who presented with headache and left pulsatile tinnitus for 2 months. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebral angiography revealed left HC dural AVF. The pulsatile bruit disappeared immediately after the procedure. Follow-up MRI showed complete disappearance of the fistula. Precise localization of the fistula through careful consideration of the anatomy and transvenous coil embolization using a detachable coil can facilitate the treatment for HC dural AVF.
