Tatsuya Tanaka, Fumitaka Yamane, Ryohei Sashida, Yu Hirokawa, Tomihiro Wakamiya, Yuhei Michiwaki, Kazuaki Shimoji, Eiichi Suehiro, Keisuke Onoda, Akira Matsuno, Tadatsugu Morimoto
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is among the most common arterial shunt diseases typically found in middle aged or older men. Herein, we aimed to clarify the reasons for misdiagnoses and delayed diagnoses of SDAVF, determine how these affect prognoses, and establish how they can be prevented. We conducted a PubMed/MEDLINE literature search using "spinal dural arteriovenous fistula", "delayed diagnosis", "late diagnosis", and "misdiagnosis" terms. We identified 18 articles, including 965 SDAVF cases...
January 25, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine