Targeted Transvenous Embolization of Cavernous Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistula With Liquid Materials Using a...

We describe a challenging transvenous embolization technique involving a dual-lumen balloon microcatheter (DLBM) and liquid materials for cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (CSDAVF). DLBM contributed to identifying the shunt point and preventing liquid material leakage to normal venous drainage without treatment-related complications. In a transvenous embolization using liquid materials for CSDAVF complications such as cranial nerve palsy and embolic agent migration into the internal carotid artery due to numerous anastomoses must be considered. The use of angiography during DLBM inflation to characterize the shunt point and DLBM to prevent liquid material leakage to the normal venous drainage might decrease the mass effect due to liquid materials, thereby minimizing the causes of newly occurring cranial nerve palsy. This technique may be helpful for the treatment of CSDAVF in practice, but there is generally a risk in using liquid materials in the cavernous sinus; therefore, further consideration is needed in the future.