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Transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the laterocavernous sinus through the pterygoid plexus

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We present a novel access for transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the laterocavernous sinus through the external jugular vein and the pterygoid plexus. The anatomy of the laterocavernous sinus is reviewed, and its clinical implications discussed in light of the case of a patient whose management was modified after identifying this anatomical variation.

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  1. Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, B-100, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Diego San Millán Ruíz, Mayumi Oka, Philippe Gailloud & Kieran Murphy

  2. Anatomy Section, Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

    Jean H. D. Fasel

  3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Richard Clatterbuck

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San Millán Ruíz, D., Oka, M., Fasel, J.H.D. et al. Transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the laterocavernous sinus through the pterygoid plexus. Neuroradiology 49, 665–668 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-007-0245-x

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