Extradural arteriovenous fistulas involving the vertebral artery in neurofibromatosis Type 1: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-185

  Paolini, Sergio ^a,c   Colonnese, Claudio ^b   Galasso, Vittorio ^b   Morace, Roberta ^b   Tola, Serena ^b   Esposito, Vincenzo ^b   Cantore, Giampaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extradural arteriovenous fistula; Neurofibromatosis; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ECTASIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SUTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 38949107383     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/2/181     Document Type: Article

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