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The exoscope is one of the most recent imaging devices developed alongside the microscope and endoscope. The exoscope is being increasingly applied in neurosurgical procedures as an alternative to operative microscopes due to various advantages, such as its non-space-occupying camera, excellent visualization of the anatomical details and the perfect teaching possibilities it thus provides. In this publication, we present our experience in the treatment of a patient with an sDAVF, where surgery was performed exclusively with an ORBEYE-exoscope for the entire duration of the procedure. 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