TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethylenevinylalcohol copolymer (Onyx-18) used in endovascular treatment of vein of Galen malformation
AU - Germanwala, Anand V.
AU - Vora, Nirav A.
AU - Thomas, Ajith J.
AU - Jovin, Tudor
AU - Gologorsky, Yakov
AU - Horowitz, Michael B.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Background: Vein of Galen malformations (VGM) are rare congenital arteriovenous fistulas that usually present with heart failure in the neonate. Endovascular treatment options in the past have utilized coils, balloons, and acrylics. Case report: We present, for the first time in the literature, a case of an infant with VGM treated initially with staged coil embolizations followed 1 year later by the transarterial and transvenous catheter based injection of Onyx-18 (ethylenevinylalcohol copolymer) in a single treatment session. The fistula was eliminated, and the infant's cardiopulmonary symptoms were improved.
AB - Background: Vein of Galen malformations (VGM) are rare congenital arteriovenous fistulas that usually present with heart failure in the neonate. Endovascular treatment options in the past have utilized coils, balloons, and acrylics. Case report: We present, for the first time in the literature, a case of an infant with VGM treated initially with staged coil embolizations followed 1 year later by the transarterial and transvenous catheter based injection of Onyx-18 (ethylenevinylalcohol copolymer) in a single treatment session. The fistula was eliminated, and the infant's cardiopulmonary symptoms were improved.
KW - Arteriovenous fistula Heart failure
KW - Endovascular
KW - Onyx-18(ethylenevinylalcohol copolymer)
KW - Vein of Galen malformation
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-007-0425-3
DO - 10.1007/s00381-007-0425-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 17701187
AN - SCOPUS:36549068764
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 24
SP - 135
EP - 138
JO - Child's Nervous System
JF - Child's Nervous System
IS - 1
ER -