Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural haematoma. Case series and literature review

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Middle meningeal artery embolization as primary method for treatment of chronic subdural hematomas became more popular in past decade. There are few large case series (>150 patients) and literature reviews characterizing advantages and drawbacks of endovascular treatment and technical features of surgeries. In this manuscript, the authors report 11 patients with chronic subdural hematoma scheduled for middle meningeal artery embolization and review the literature data on this issue.

Keywords:

chronic subdural hematoma

embolization

middle meningeal artery

endovascular treatment

Authors:

Stanishevsky A.V.

Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital

SPIN RSCI: 3423-8297
Scopus AuthorID: 57195947016
ORCID: 0000-0002-2615-269X

Babichev K.N.

Kirov Medical Military Academy

Vinogradov E.V.

Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital

Gizatullin Sh.Kh.

Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital

SPIN RSCI: 2722-3355
Scopus AuthorID: 57215609302
ORCID: 0000-0002-2953-9902

Svistov D.V.

Kirov Military Medical Academy

SPIN RSCI: 3184-5590
Scopus AuthorID: 6602724544
ORCID: 0000-0002-3922-9887

Kandyba D.V.

Dzhanelidze Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Medicine

Savello A.V.

Kirov Medical Military Academy;
Almazov National Medical Resaerch Center

Received:

04.04.2021

Accepted:

05.08.2021

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