Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report

There are few documented cases of bradycardia or asystole occurring during Onyx embolization of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), although these events are more commonly observed in open neurosurgical procedures, particularly those involving the skull base. We present a case treated...

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Main Authors: Ehab Mahmoud, Osman Koc, Mostafa Mahmoud
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Published: Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology 2025-03-01
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Online Access:http://neurointervention.org/upload/pdf/neuroint-2024-00521.pdf
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description There are few documented cases of bradycardia or asystole occurring during Onyx embolization of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), although these events are more commonly observed in open neurosurgical procedures, particularly those involving the skull base. We present a case treated for a ruptured paramedian occipital DAVF. During the administration of Squid into the middle meningeal artery, while balloons were inflated in the large occipital arteries bilaterally to control the flow during embolization of the DAVF, the patient experienced an abrupt episode of sinus bradycardia, which recurred after a second injection of Squid. After temporarily halting the injections and deflating the balloons, a third injection was successfully administered without complications, allowing total exclusion of the fistula.
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spelling doaj-art-70eda6b594ca4a3bb4d4b330ff9ca6892025-08-20T02:45:32ZengKorean Society of Interventional NeuroradiologyNeurointervention2093-90432233-62732025-03-01201283110.5469/neuroint.2024.00521447Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case ReportEhab MahmoudOsman Koc0Mostafa Mahmoud1 Department of Neuroradiology, Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar Department of Neuroradiology, Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QatarThere are few documented cases of bradycardia or asystole occurring during Onyx embolization of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), although these events are more commonly observed in open neurosurgical procedures, particularly those involving the skull base. We present a case treated for a ruptured paramedian occipital DAVF. During the administration of Squid into the middle meningeal artery, while balloons were inflated in the large occipital arteries bilaterally to control the flow during embolization of the DAVF, the patient experienced an abrupt episode of sinus bradycardia, which recurred after a second injection of Squid. After temporarily halting the injections and deflating the balloons, a third injection was successfully administered without complications, allowing total exclusion of the fistula.http://neurointervention.org/upload/pdf/neuroint-2024-00521.pdfliquid embolic materialarteriovenous fistulacardiac arrestbradycardiasquid
spellingShingle Ehab Mahmoud
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Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
Neurointervention
liquid embolic material
arteriovenous fistula
cardiac arrest
bradycardia
squid
title Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
title_full Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
title_fullStr Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
title_short Hemodynamic Instability during Squid Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report
title_sort hemodynamic instability during squid embolization of dural arteriovenous fistula a case report
topic liquid embolic material
arteriovenous fistula
cardiac arrest
bradycardia
squid
url http://neurointervention.org/upload/pdf/neuroint-2024-00521.pdf
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