Transvenous embolization of an intraorbital arteriovenous fistula using Onyx

Chung-Jung Lin (1, 2, 3) , Raphaël Blanc (1) , Frédéric Clarençon (4) , Michel Piotin (1) , Laurent Spelle (1) , Marc Williams (1) , Jacques Moret (1)

1 Service de Neuroradiologie Interventionnelle et Fonctionnelle
2 Department of Medical Imaging
3 School of Medicine
4 ERMA - Equipe de Recherche Médicale Appliquée

We report a 61-year-old male with an intraorbital arteriovenous fistula. Due to the close proximity of the arterial feeder to the central retinal artery, and the tiny calibre of the draining branches of the superior ophthalmic vein, transvenous embolization of the fistula by Onyx was preferred. The procedure completely obliterated the shunt and the patient had complete relief of symptoms within 6 months.

Domaines: Médecine humaine et pathologie

Chung-Jung Lin, Raphaël Blanc, Frédéric Clarençon, Michel Piotin, Laurent Spelle, et al.. Transvenous embolization of an intraorbital arteriovenous fistula using Onyx. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2010, 17 (6), pp.783-785. ⟨10.1016/j.jocn.2009.09.035⟩. ⟨hal-00743458⟩