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Pelvic arteriovenous malformation with iliac vein thrombosis. A case report
E Chikamatsu1, T Nagashima, Y Mizukami
1Department of Surgery, Enshu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|April 9, 2001
Abstract
Background:
Congenital arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the pelvis are relatively rare and are difficult to treat because of diffuse extension and the number of feeding vessels.
Methods:
We describe a patient with a pelvic AVM with shunts who also developed iliac vein thrombosis. The AVM was diagnosed during evaluation of what had initially appeared to be a venous stasis ulcer.
Results:
The ulcer was successfully treated by Palma s procedure, partial resection of the feeding vessels, and transcatheter arterial embolization.
Conclusions:
Coexistence of a pelvic AVM with an iliac vein thrombosis has not previously been reported.