Recurrence of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation after surgical excision.
Cerebrovasc Dis
; 11(1): 59-64, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Complete resection of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) should eliminate the future risk of an associated intracranial bleeding. Because total removal of an AVM may be difficult to assess at the time of surgery, postoperative angiography has become the accepted standard for documenting that complete removal has been achieved. However, even angiographically confirmed excision of an AVM does not completely exclude the possibility of rebleeding. Regrowth of an AVM with subsequent haemorrhage has been documented in children and is attributed to forces acting on the immature vasculature. The authors report the case of a 21-year-old man whose AVM recurred 5 years after angiographically proven complete excision. According to the presented case, the authors emphasise that, even in adults, angiographic documentation of total removal does not always eliminate the risk of reformation of an AVM.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Malformations artérioveineuses intracrâniennes
Limites:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
Cerebrovasc Dis
Sujet du journal:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Année:
2001
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Allemagne