TY - JOUR
T1 - Contralateral transfalcine approach for resection of right medial frontal AVM
AU - Sun, Matthew Z.
AU - Wu, Eva M.
AU - Costello, Meredith C.
AU - Abdelsalam, Ahmed
AU - Starke, Robert M.
AU - Morcos, Jacques J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are high flow vascular lesions that can cause significant morbidity and mortality [1–6]. We present a case of a 23-year-old woman who initially presented to an outside institution with a ruptured right medial frontal Spetzler Martin grade II AVM. An EVD was placed and a diagnostic angiogram with partial embolization was performed. She was then transferred to our institution two months post rupture for further care. On arrival, she was trached with eyes opening to voice and localizing in bilateral upper extremities and withdrawing in bilateral lower extremities. Diagnostic angiogram demonstrated arterial supply from the right pericallosal and callosomarginal artery, right posterior cerebral artery callosomarginal branch, distal left anterior cerebral artery (ACA) branches with venous drainage via a cortical vein to the superior sagittal sinus. The patient underwent preoperative embolization of the ACA feeders followed by a contralateral interhemispheric transfalcine approach. An interhemispheric dissection was performed down to the corpus callosum and AVM feeders and draining veins were identified. The falx was then incised to expose the right medial frontal lobe. The AVM was circumferentially dissected and resected. Postoperative imaging demonstrated complete resection of the AVM. She remained at her neurological baseline immediately postoperatively and was discharged to inpatient rehab. The patient made a remarkable recovery and at three months follow up, she no longer required a tracheostomy and was neurologically intact with no complaints except for mild memory difficulties. In this video, we demonstrate the step-by-step surgical technique and review the benefits of the contralateral transfalcine approach for resection of a ruptured right medial frontal Spetzler Martin grade II AVM. The patient consented to the procedure and to the publication of her imaging in this surgical video.
AB - Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are high flow vascular lesions that can cause significant morbidity and mortality [1–6]. We present a case of a 23-year-old woman who initially presented to an outside institution with a ruptured right medial frontal Spetzler Martin grade II AVM. An EVD was placed and a diagnostic angiogram with partial embolization was performed. She was then transferred to our institution two months post rupture for further care. On arrival, she was trached with eyes opening to voice and localizing in bilateral upper extremities and withdrawing in bilateral lower extremities. Diagnostic angiogram demonstrated arterial supply from the right pericallosal and callosomarginal artery, right posterior cerebral artery callosomarginal branch, distal left anterior cerebral artery (ACA) branches with venous drainage via a cortical vein to the superior sagittal sinus. The patient underwent preoperative embolization of the ACA feeders followed by a contralateral interhemispheric transfalcine approach. An interhemispheric dissection was performed down to the corpus callosum and AVM feeders and draining veins were identified. The falx was then incised to expose the right medial frontal lobe. The AVM was circumferentially dissected and resected. Postoperative imaging demonstrated complete resection of the AVM. She remained at her neurological baseline immediately postoperatively and was discharged to inpatient rehab. The patient made a remarkable recovery and at three months follow up, she no longer required a tracheostomy and was neurologically intact with no complaints except for mild memory difficulties. In this video, we demonstrate the step-by-step surgical technique and review the benefits of the contralateral transfalcine approach for resection of a ruptured right medial frontal Spetzler Martin grade II AVM. The patient consented to the procedure and to the publication of her imaging in this surgical video.
KW - AVM
KW - Arteriovenous malformation
KW - Contralateral transfalcine approach
KW - Preoperative embolization
KW - Surgical resection
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107843
DO - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107843
M3 - Article
C2 - 37423088
AN - SCOPUS:85165274333
SN - 0303-8467
VL - 232
JO - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
JF - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
M1 - 107843
ER -