Surgery is the gold standard for accessible arteriovenious malformations (AVMs), and pre-operative embolization can simplify this procedure. We describe our approach for staged endovascular embolization and open resection of AVMs, and provide a representative clinical example highlighting the advantages of a comprehensively trained neurovascular surgeon leading a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
Rennert, R. C., Steinberg, J. A., Cheung, V. J., Santiago-Dieppa, D. R., Pannell, J. S., Khalessi, A. A. Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. J. Vis. Exp. (128), e55522, doi:10.3791/55522 (2017).