Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Dural
arteriovenous fistula classifications: an overview
Journal: Libyan
Journal of Medical Sciences
Year: 2020
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas are abnormal vascular malformations of the cranial dura, which involve connections between meningeal arteries draining into veins adjacent to dural venous sinuses. The etiological factors of this shunt are traumatic brain injury, surgery, and sinus thrombosis. Thrombosis appears to be the most common predisposing factor. In this context, there are some classification systems based on angiographic findings. The first grading method was proposed by Djindjian and Merland. Today, in clinical practice, we currently use Borden and Cognard classifications. These scales are important because they can estimate the annual hemorrhagic risk of vascular malformation.
Keywords: Dural arteriovenous fistula, classification, sinus thrombosis
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DOI
10.4103/LJMS.LJMS_74_19
Citation
Rissardo JP, Caprara AL. Dural arteriovenous fistula classifications: an overview. Libyan J Med Sci 2020;4:41-2
