Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Salvatore A D'Amato, Hussein A Zeineddine, Michael I Nahhas, Matthew J Kole, Hyun Woo Kim, Youngran Kim, Bryden H Dawes, Peng Roc Chen, Spiros L Blackburn, Sunil A Sheth, Gary Spiegel, Ching-Jen Chen, Ashutosh Mahapatra, Ryan S Kitagawa, Mark J Dannenbaum
INTRODUCTION: Middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) has emerged as a promising new treatment for patients with chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH). Its efficacy, however, upon the subtype with a high rate of recurrence-septated cSDH-remains undetermined. METHODS: From our prospective registry of patients with cSDH treated with MMAE, we classified patients based on the presence or absence of septations. The primary outcome was the rate of recurrence of cSDH. Secondary outcomes included a reduction in cSDH thickness, midline shift, and rate of reoperation...
June 26, 2023: Interventional Neuroradiology