Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the application effects and embolization techniques of non-adhesive liquid embolic material ONYX in cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
METHODS: CNKI database and Wanfang database were retrieved from 1998 to 2010 by the first author using “cerebral arteriovenous malformation, embolism, non-adhesive liquid embolic material, ONYX, butyl cyanoacrylate, embolization techniques” in Chinese as key words, for articles related to advantages and disadvantages of non-adhesive liquid embolic material ONYX, as well as clinical effect and embolization techniques on cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Reproducible study or obsolete literature were excluded.
RESULTS: According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 literatures were involved in the analysis. Non-adhesive liquid embolic material ONYX do not stick in tube and well disperse in the malformed blood vessel group, it can be slowly injected, exhibit a high embolization rate, permanent embolization effect and non-reperfusion phenomenon, also it is easy for surgical resection after embolization, so non-adhesive liquid embolic material ONYX is an ideal embolization material for the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. However, certain complications may occur, and techniques should be mastered to treat embolization.
CONCLUSION: ONYX is a kind of ideal embolic materials for the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations, physicians should master the embolization skills to reduce complications.