Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective management modality for dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF). In this retrospective study, we evaluated the obliteration rate and neurological outcomes of patients who underwent SRS for their dAVF.
No actionable change for audiologists; this is primarily a neurosurgical outcomes study with only indirect and peripheral relevance to audiology practice.
Dural arteriovenous fistulas can present with auditory symptoms such as pulsatile tinnitus, making awareness of treatment pathways marginally relevant to audiologists triaging unusual tinnitus cases.
- 0130-year retrospective review of stereotactic radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistulas at a single center.
- 02Dural arteriovenous fistulas can cause pulsatile tinnitus, offering indirect audiology relevance.
- 03Study primarily evaluates neurovascular outcomes, not auditory outcomes.
- 04Published in Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.
- 05Large longitudinal dataset from a high-volume center adds some epidemiological value.
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective treatment approach for dural arteriovenous fistulas over a 30-year follow-up period.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42214835
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jocn.2026.112117.
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistulas at the University of Pittsburgh over 30 years
- Intervention
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistulas
Primary outcomes
Obliteration rate of dural arteriovenous fistulas; Neurological outcomes post-radiosurgery; Complication rates