PURPOSE To verify the permanence of total occlusion of cerebral arteriovenous malformations after embolization with N-butyl cyano-acrylate and to evaluate the occlusion rate. METHODS One hundred thirty-four patients were treated for cerebral arteriovenous malformations with N-butyl cyano-acrylate embolization after superselective catheterization. Those initially totally occluded have been fol...

CONTEXT Pancreatic arteriovenous malformations are a rare entity that can be incidentally discovered during MDCT examinations. CASE REPORT We describe a rare case of asymptomatic arteriovenous malformation presenting at MDCT as a hypervascular mass in the pancreatic head. CONCLUSION Pancreatic arteriovenous malformations are a rare entity, often asymptomatic, that can be correctly diagnosed...

We present a prepubertal male cystic fibrosis patient with high circulating oestrogen levels (as a consequence of sever cystic-fibrosis-related hepatobiliary disease) who subsequently developed a large pelvic arteriovenous malformation. This has not previously been described in patients with cystic fibrosis, despite the association between high oestrogen levels and arteriovenous malformations. ...

We describe three cases of unusual vascular malformations in which the most relevant angiographic findings were the presence of a pathologic arteriovenous shunt through multiple small direct arteriovenous fistulas and the lack of a clearly identifiable nidus. All malformations were symptomatic. Such lesions are relatively rare, but they should be taken into consideration in the differential dia...

The literature regarding arteriovenous malformations of the external ear is sparse. A case of a patient clinically diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation of the external ear that was managed empirically with surgical excision, without recurrence, is presented. The pathogenesis, clinical presentation, radiological work up and management options regarding arteriovenous malformations are rev...

pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (avms) are rare vascular malformations of the lung that usually led to a notable risk of serious and life-threatening complications. there is considerable debate about the best management of strategies for the group of patients with diffuse avms. several therapeutic options have been reported for management of this abnormality among which coil embolization ...

Vascular anomalies are a diverse group of related conditions that include vascular tumors (hemangiomas) and vascular malformations (capillary malformations, venous malformations, lymphatic malformations and arteriovenous malformations). In the past decade or so, research has revealed the genetic or molecular basis for some of these lesions. We now know that a number of hereditary vascular malfo...