Angiographically occult spinal dural arteriovenous fistula diagnosed by exploratory surgery with intraoperative ultrasound: illustrative case
This case underscores the diagnostic utility of intraoperative Doppler ultrasound and the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for SDAVF in cases with consistent clinical characteristics and a lack of alternative diagnoses, even with negative spinal angiography. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24438.
Authors
- Daniel Lubelski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-9509)
- Philippe Gailloud
- Kelly Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-7882)
- A. Daniel Davidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1508-3449)
- Christopher M. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5958-2004)
- Carlos A. Pardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-5335)
- Max Kerensky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0138-8218)
- Nicholas Theodore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-2683)
- Elias S. Sotirchos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8812-1637)
- Amir Manbachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-5230)
- Carly Weber-Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-8419)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24438
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37