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Filum Terminale Arteriovenous Fistulas with Multiple Shunt Points: A Report of Two Exceptional Cases
Tao Hong1, Jia-Xing Yu1, Wei Liu2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China.
Background:
Filum terminale arteriovenous fistula (FTAVF) with multiple shunt points has not been reported in the literature. In previous studies, the angioarchitecture of FTAVFs was always featured with only one single shunt point, and such a uniformity had established the preconceived and conventional understanding of FTAVFs for clinicians.
Case Description:
The authors describe 2 exceptional cases of FTAVFs with multiple shunt points confirmed by open surgery, which means that the above understanding may lead to misdiagnosis and incomplete treatment in future. The surgery of both cases was performed in a hybrid operating room, and all of shunt points were obliterated with the help of intraoperative digital subtraction angiography.
Conclusions:
The exceptional finding of these 2 cases is a renewal of the conventional understanding of FTAVFs, not only for the angioarchitecture of the lesions but also for the treatment strategy.
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