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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
Intra-operative combustion of Onyx embolic material
S J Smith1, A Thomas, R D Ashpole
1Department of Neurosurgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, UK. sjsmith@doctors.net.uk
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|February 24, 2009
Abstract:
We report a case of dangerous combustion of Tantalum/Onyx embolic agent when exposed to mono-polar diathermy during subsequent surgical resection of a partially embolised arteriovenous malformation. Surgeons should be aware that previous embolisation of a vascular malformation may make use of diathermy problematic if subsequent surgical management is required.
