Turkish Neurosurgery 1993 , Vol 3 , Num 3
VERTEBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA: REPORT OF TWO CASES
Hamit Z. GÖKALP, Mehmet E. ÜSTÜN, Nurullah YÜCEER
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery Ankara Türkiye Two cases of vertebral arteriovenous fistula (VAF) one caused by an angiographic catheter during coronary angiography and other due to a gunshot wound are presented. Preoperative and postoperative angiographic verification of the lesions was demonstrated. Both patients were treated by direct surgical trapping of the fistula. Keywords : Angiography, arteriovenous fistula, surgery, trauma, vertebral artery
Corresponding author : Hamit Z. Gökalp