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Review
. 2012 Jan;23(1):15-25.
doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2011.10.001.

Historical perspective of treatments of cranial arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas

Geoffrey P Colby  1 , Alexander L Coon, Judy Huang, Rafael J Tamargo
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Historical perspective of treatments of cranial arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas

Geoffrey P Colby et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations and intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas represent two important classes of intracranial vascular lesions. This article recalls the history on which current technical advances, including diagnoses, characterization, and treatment, is based. It also describes modern therapeutic options, including microsurgical, endovascular, and radiosurgery techniques.

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