Embolization of posterior fossa meningiomas supplied with meningohypophyseal trunk by using BCA and dual balloon protection.

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

From the Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Seisyukai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (J.T.); Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka university, Fukuoka, Japan (K.T., T.K., D.K., S.Y., H.T., K.Y., T.E., H.K., T.M., H.A.); Department of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka university, Fukuoka, Japan (H.F., Y.H., M.I.).

Published: October 2024

Background And Purpose: Efficacy of tumor embolization for posterior fossa meningioma is controversial due to the lack of adequate embolization for dangerous feeders. Of these, a meningohypophyseal trunk (MHT) has high therapeutic value despite the high risks associated with embolization.

Materials And Methods: To analyze the utility of preoperative MHT embolization for posterior fossa meningiomas using BCA with dual balloon protection, a single center retrospective record review was performed on eight consecutive patients who underwent preoperative tumor embolization via the MHT for posterior fossa meningiomas between 2020 and 2024.

Results: All patients successfully embolized the MHT using BCA. Complete obliteration was achieved in five cases, which is related to the tentorial artery alone as the feeding vessel. None of the patients had cerebral infarction associated with distal embolization. One patient experienced worsening of preoperatively observed abducens nerve palsy due to cranial nerve ischemia. Gross total resection was achieved in seven of eight cases. The mean estimated blood loss during surgical resection was 186 mL (range, 39-392 mL). The mean operative time was 431 min (range, 317-767 min).

Conclusions: The MHT embolization of posterior fossa meningiomas by using BCA is technically feasible with a high success rate and an acceptable complication rate.

Abbreviations: MHT=meningohypophyseal trunk; ILT=inferolateral trunk; CPA=Cerebellopontine angle; BGC=balloon guide catheter; PVA=polyvinyl alcohol; GTR=Gross Total Resection; CN=Cranial nerve.

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