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The embolization of vascular malformations of the spinal cord with low-viscosity silicone rubber

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Development of the low-viscosity silicone rubber has made possible the successful embolization and complete obliteration of 9 out of 11 vascular malformations of the spinal cord treated with this material. The procedure is particularly useful in patients where the malformation is fed by a limited number of posterior radicular feeders without any supply from the anterior spinal artery. One patient with a supply from both anterior and posterior feeders was successfully embolized after a temporary occlusion of the anterior spinal radicular feeder. Seven patients out of 11 embolized with silicone rubber showed a clinical improvement of their signs and symptoms.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, The Neurological Institute of New York, New York, USA

    S. K. Hilal & P. Sane

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neurological Institute of New York, New York, USA

    W. J. Michelson

  3. the Chemistry Division of Union Carbide, Tarrytown, New York, USA

    A. Kosseim

  4. Department of Radiology The Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    S. K. Hilal

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Hilal, S.K., Sane, P., Michelson, W.J. et al. The embolization of vascular malformations of the spinal cord with low-viscosity silicone rubber. Neuroradiology 16, 430–433 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395324

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