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Onyx in Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Embolisation

Hashim H 1 , Muda AS 2 , Abdul Aziz A 3 , Abdul Hamid Z 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Imaging Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Radiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Radiology, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Radiology, Institut Kanser Negara, Jalan P7, Presint 7, 62250 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Malays J Med Sci, 2016 Jul;23(4):59-64.
PMID: 27660546 MyJurnal DOI: 10.21315/mjms2016.23.4.8

Abstract

Embolisation has long been used as an adjunct to surgical resection in the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM). The most commonly used embolic material, n-butylcyanoacrylate glue, requires experience and skill to handle its quick and unpredictable flow and polymerisation. A new liquid embolic agent, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx), is less adhesive and polymerises slowly, which provides better control for radiologists performing embolisation.

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