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Endovascular management of external ventricular drain-associated cerebrovascular injuries

BACKGROUND: Placement of external ventricular drains (EVDs) is a common, life-saving neurosurgical procedure indicated across a variety of settings. While advances have made the procedure quite safe, the potential for iatrogenic morbidity and mortality continues. We document our experience with the...

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Autores principales: Choudhri, Omar, Gupta, Mihir, Feroze, Abdullah H., Heit, Jeremy J., Do, Huy M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558425
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.145930
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author Choudhri, Omar
Gupta, Mihir
Feroze, Abdullah H.
Heit, Jeremy J.
Do, Huy M.
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description BACKGROUND: Placement of external ventricular drains (EVDs) is a common, life-saving neurosurgical procedure indicated across a variety of settings. While advances have made the procedure quite safe, the potential for iatrogenic morbidity and mortality continues. We document our experience with the endovascular management of three pseudoaneurysms associated with EVD placement and discuss the endovascular treatment options for EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis to identify all EVDs placed from 2008 through 2013 at our institution. In instances of EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury, all admission and subsequent radiographic studies were reviewed, including cerebral angiograms and computed tomography (CT) scans where available. Angiograms were reviewed to record the extent of vascular injury and outcomes after treatment. RESULTS: One female and two male patients (age range, 40-75 years) were found to have developed vascular injuries associated with EVD placement. Three pseudoaneurysms, of the posterior communicating artery (PCOM), pericallosal artery branch, and the middle meningeal artery, respectively, were treated by coil and/or glue embolization. CONCLUSIONS: Although EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury remains a rare phenomenon, such procedures are not entirely benign. Endovascular repair for such lesions proves a viable, effective option.
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spelling pubmed-42780862015-01-02 Endovascular management of external ventricular drain-associated cerebrovascular injuries Choudhri, Omar Gupta, Mihir Feroze, Abdullah H. Heit, Jeremy J. Do, Huy M. Surg Neurol Int Original Article BACKGROUND: Placement of external ventricular drains (EVDs) is a common, life-saving neurosurgical procedure indicated across a variety of settings. While advances have made the procedure quite safe, the potential for iatrogenic morbidity and mortality continues. We document our experience with the endovascular management of three pseudoaneurysms associated with EVD placement and discuss the endovascular treatment options for EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis to identify all EVDs placed from 2008 through 2013 at our institution. In instances of EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury, all admission and subsequent radiographic studies were reviewed, including cerebral angiograms and computed tomography (CT) scans where available. Angiograms were reviewed to record the extent of vascular injury and outcomes after treatment. RESULTS: One female and two male patients (age range, 40-75 years) were found to have developed vascular injuries associated with EVD placement. Three pseudoaneurysms, of the posterior communicating artery (PCOM), pericallosal artery branch, and the middle meningeal artery, respectively, were treated by coil and/or glue embolization. CONCLUSIONS: Although EVD-associated cerebrovascular injury remains a rare phenomenon, such procedures are not entirely benign. Endovascular repair for such lesions proves a viable, effective option. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014-11-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4278086/ /pubmed/25558425 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.145930 Text en Copyright: © 2014 Choudhri O. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Heit, Jeremy J.
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Endovascular management of external ventricular drain-associated cerebrovascular injuries
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558425
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.145930
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