Acta Neurochir (2015) 157:1659–1664
Spinal intramedullary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) fed by an anterior spinal artery are surgically challenging vascular lesions.
Method We herein presented microsurgical resection techniques for an intramedullary glomus AVM located in the lateral part of the high cervical spinal cord with an operative video.
These techniques included (1) a lateral suboccipital approach via cervical hemilaminectomy in the lateral position; (2) retrograde dissection of the AVM located between the spinal tracts; (3) coagulation and division of multiple narrow sulcal branches of the anterior spinal artery.
Conclusion Patients who underwent these techniques achieved good outcomes with minimal bleeding and morbidity.
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