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Transfemoral Approach for Intraoperative Angiography in the Prone or Three-quarter Prone Position

A Revisited Protocol for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation and Fistula Surgery

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Purpose

Among the different arterial accesses, the femoral access is the main approach for intraoperative angiography (IOA) performed in a prone position. Without a standardized protocol, however, the application of prone IOAs in intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) or arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery remains limited by its procedural complexity. This study describes the detailed protocol for prone IOA through a transfemoral approach and highlights several refinements in preparing this procedure.

Methods

This study retrospectively reviewed the intracranial or high cervical AVM/AVF surgical cases in which both resection and IOA were performed in the prone or three-quarter prone position. Extended femoral sheath approaches and radiolucent head clamps were used in all cases. An aneurysm clip, serving as a localization landmark in IOA, was routinely placed within the surgical field. The IOA imaging, clinical impact of IOA, and complications related to the procedure were recorded.

Results

A total of six AVM and three AVF cases, operated on in the prone (n = 7) or three-quarter prone (n = 2) positions, were included. Multiple vessel injections were required in 66.7% of cases, and IOA was successfully performed in every intended vessel. All IOA images were adequate for interpretation, except for two cases in which the non-radiolucent component of the head clamp obscured the region of interest in the lateral views. Incomplete occlusion was identified in two patients, and the aneurysm clip provided precise guidance in localizing the residual nidus. Final IOA confirmed complete lesion removal in all cases, and there were no IOA-related complications.

Conclusion

Three key steps in setting-up a prone IOA procedure for intracranial AVM/AVF surgery are proposed: (1) utilize an extended femoral sheath approach, (2) establish a localization landmark with an aneurysm clip and (3) avoid possible image interference from the non-radiolucent component of the head clamp.

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chi Wang, Szu-Kai Hsu, Chih-Ju Chang, Ming-Hong Chen, Chih-Ta Huang, Jing-Shan Huang & I-Chang Su

  2. Department of Nursing, Tzu Hui Institute of Technology, Pingtung County, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Szu-Kai Hsu

  3. College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chih-Ju Chang, Ming-Hong Chen & I-Chang Su

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chih-Ju Chang

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C. Wang, S.-K. Hsu, C.-J. Chang, M.-H. Chen, C.-T. Huang, J.-S. Huang and I.-C. Su declare that they have no competing interests.

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Wang, C., Hsu, SK., Chang, CJ. et al. Transfemoral Approach for Intraoperative Angiography in the Prone or Three-quarter Prone Position. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 373–379 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00783-3

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