TY - JOUR
T1 - Stereotactic radiosurgery for spetzler-martin grade i and II arteriovenous malformations
T2 - International society of stereotactic radiosurgery (ISRS) practice guideline
AU - Graffeo, Christopher S.
AU - Sahgal, Arjun
AU - de Salles, Antonio
AU - Fariselli, Laura
AU - Levivier, Marc
AU - Ma, Lijun
AU - Paddick, Ian
AU - Marie Regis, Jean
AU - Sheehan, Jason
AU - Suh, John
AU - Yomo, Shoji
AU - Pollock, Bruce E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Patricia J. Erwin, MLS, for her expert advice.
Publisher Copyright:
© Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2020.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: No guidelines have been published regarding stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of Spetzler-Martin grade I and II arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). OBJECTIVE: To establish SRS practice guidelines for grade I-II AVMs on the basis of a systematic literature review. METHODS: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-compliant search of Medline, Embase, and Scopus, 1986-2018, for publications reporting post-SRS outcomes in ≥10 grade I-II AVMs with a follow-up of ≥24 mo. Primary endpoints were obliteration and hemorrhage; secondary outcomes included Spetzler-Martin parameters, dosimetric variables, and “excellent” outcomes (defined as total obliteration without new post-SRS deficit). RESULTS: Of 447 abstracts screened, 8 were included (n = 1, level 2 evidence; n = 7, level 4 evidence), representing 1102 AVMs, of which 836 (76%) were grade II. Obliteration was achieved in 884 (80%) at a median of 37 mo; 66 hemorrhages (6%) occurred during a median follow-up of 68 mo. Total obliteration without hemorrhage was achieved in 78%. Of 836 grade II AVMs, Spetzler-Martin parameters were reported in 680: 377 were eloquent brain and 178 had deep venous drainage, totaling 555/680 (82%) high-risk SRS-treated grade II AVMs. CONCLUSION: The literature regarding SRS for grade I-II AVM is low quality, limiting interpretation. Cautiously, we observed that SRS appears to be a safe, effective treatment for grade I-II AVM and may be considered a front-line treatment, particularly for lesions in deep or eloquent locations. Preceding publications may be influenced by selection bias, with favorable AVMs undergoing resection, whereas those at increased risk of complications and nonobliteration are disproportionately referred for SRS.
AB - BACKGROUND: No guidelines have been published regarding stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of Spetzler-Martin grade I and II arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). OBJECTIVE: To establish SRS practice guidelines for grade I-II AVMs on the basis of a systematic literature review. METHODS: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-compliant search of Medline, Embase, and Scopus, 1986-2018, for publications reporting post-SRS outcomes in ≥10 grade I-II AVMs with a follow-up of ≥24 mo. Primary endpoints were obliteration and hemorrhage; secondary outcomes included Spetzler-Martin parameters, dosimetric variables, and “excellent” outcomes (defined as total obliteration without new post-SRS deficit). RESULTS: Of 447 abstracts screened, 8 were included (n = 1, level 2 evidence; n = 7, level 4 evidence), representing 1102 AVMs, of which 836 (76%) were grade II. Obliteration was achieved in 884 (80%) at a median of 37 mo; 66 hemorrhages (6%) occurred during a median follow-up of 68 mo. Total obliteration without hemorrhage was achieved in 78%. Of 836 grade II AVMs, Spetzler-Martin parameters were reported in 680: 377 were eloquent brain and 178 had deep venous drainage, totaling 555/680 (82%) high-risk SRS-treated grade II AVMs. CONCLUSION: The literature regarding SRS for grade I-II AVM is low quality, limiting interpretation. Cautiously, we observed that SRS appears to be a safe, effective treatment for grade I-II AVM and may be considered a front-line treatment, particularly for lesions in deep or eloquent locations. Preceding publications may be influenced by selection bias, with favorable AVMs undergoing resection, whereas those at increased risk of complications and nonobliteration are disproportionately referred for SRS.
KW - Arteriovenous malformation
KW - Guidelines
KW - Selection bias
KW - Spetzler-Martin grade
KW - Stereotactic radiosurgery
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U2 - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa004
DO - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32065836
AN - SCOPUS:85089617180
VL - 87
SP - 442
EP - 452
JO - Neurosurgery
JF - Neurosurgery
SN - 0148-396X
IS - 3
ER -