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Joost De Vries

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PubMed2026

Evaluating the need for late angiography for complete obliteration of AVMs after endovascular treatment: collaborative AVM center experience and a systematic review.

Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) can be treated curatively by endovascular embolization. However, limited data exist on late recanalization rates. We investigated the rate of late bAVM recanalization following complete endovascular obliteration, confirmed by primary control angiography.We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study on late recurrences in adult patients with bAVMs after complete endovascular obliteration at a Radboud - Isala - MUMC+ (RIM) collaborative AVM center in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2022.Additionally, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the rate of late recanalization following complete endovascular obliteration, confirmed on primary control angiography, in adults with bAVMs. The protocol for this review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024546875).Our retrospective study revealed 42 adult patients treated by endovascular means only; 90.5% (38 patients with mean age of 48.1 years) had confirmed complete obliteration. Both primary (6 months post-treatment) and secondary (more than 1 year post-treatment) angiographic control confirmed complete obliteration in 21 of 23 patients with complete follow-up. Mean follow-up was 47.8 months. Two late recurrences (9.5%) were detected at 5- and 6-years' follow-up imaging.Our systematic review included two studies encompassing a total of 19 patients with mean angiographical follow-up of 20.8 months. There were no late recurrences.Late bAVM recurrence after endovascular treatment with proven complete obliteration may be underestimated owing to limited long-term follow-up. Our findings suggest that after a 6-month angiographic confirmed obliteration, a 5-year angiographic imaging control is justified.

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PubMed2006

Intraoperative ventricular puncture during supraorbital craniotomy via an eyebrow incision. Technical note.

The authors determined the landmarks and coordinates for intraoperative ventricular puncture directly from the supraorbital craniotomy opening via an eyebrow incision. Fifty magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies were obtained from patients with no pathological cerebral characteristics or ventricular distortion. The cerebral entry point of the ventriculostomy was located directly under the key bur hole (just behind the zygomatic process of the frontal bone) at the base of the frontal lobe because it represents a stable, reliable point that can be used as the bur hole during supraorbital craniotomy via an eyebrow incision. From this point, the coordinates for lateral ventricular puncture were determined using MR imaging studies and neuronavigational software. The cerebral entry point of the ventriculostomy was situated directly under the key bur hole at the base of the frontal lobe. The catheter was directed at a 45 degrees angle to the midline and a 20 degrees angle up from an imaginary line parallel to the orbitomeatal line. The catheter will usually be inserted into the ventricle at a point 5 cm deep to the cortex and may be inserted as deep as 6.5 cm. Using this technique, the frontal horn of the lateral ventricle can be easily tapped. The landmark required for this technique is readily available in all patients.

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PubMed2004

Atraumatic suction tip for microsurgery: technical note.

During microneurosurgery, frequent suction is essential for a successful operative course. A new self-made disposable suction tip is described which facilitates atraumatic suction, even near vital anatomical structures. The efficacy of this suction tip was confirmed in selected operative procedures.

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PubMed2002

Cortical vein end-to-end anastomosis after removal of a parasagittal meningioma.

A simple technique is described that facilitates a proper procedure of venous end-to-end anastomosis during neurosurgical procedures. This technique, which consists of insertion of a Venflon tube in the vein during anastomosis, results in easier handling and proper apposition of the vein, resulting in an improved quality of the anastomosis. The technique was successfully applied in a patient after parasagittal meningioma resection, and the patency of the cortical vein was confirmed postoperatively on magnetic resonance venography.

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