Comparative outcome of endovascular embolization with microsurgery in managing acute spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage in pediatric patients, an institutional experience

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OBJECTIVES: A few previous studies have reported the role of embolization with curative intent in the treatment of the early phase of a spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage in pediatric patients, and its efficacy needs to be compared with surgery at the same time risk factors for hemorrhage following early embolization in such patients need to be evaluated.

METHODS: From a pool of 80 pediatric (< 18 years) who had undergone treatment for ruptured AVM with hemorrhage at our center between July 2018 and July 2022, we identified 36 patients with spontaneous bleeding due to AVM. Out of which, 20 were treated solely by embolization (group 1), while the remaining patients were treated surgically (with and without adjuvant embolization) (group 2).

RESULT: Spetzler-Martin's grading of the lesion suggested seven lesions < 3 and 13 lesions ≥ 3 in the embolization group. Similarly, seven lesions were < 3 and nine ≥ 3 Spetzler-Martin grade in the surgery group. Incomplete embolization was associated with hemorrhage in two patients treated with curative intent and four patients treated with embolization as adjuvant in the surgery group (p = 0.01). On follow-up, 18 patients in the embolization group and 12 in the surgery group had Glasgow outcome scores ≥ 4 (p = 0.273).

CONCLUSION: In the pediatric age group, incomplete embolization is the significant risk factor for hemorrhage in AVMs treated after a hemorrhagic stroke. Embolization with curative intent is as effective as surgery in treating such lesions as adjuvant embolization with careful patient selection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 39(2023), 4 vom: 07. Apr., Seite 963-974

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jha, Vikas Chandra [VerfasserIn]
Alam, Mohammad Shahnawaz [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, Vivek Sharan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arteriovenous malformations
Embolization
Journal Article
Outcome
Pediatric patients
Spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage
Surgery

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 12.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00381-022-05785-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350830916