[Extracranial congenital arteriovenous fistula in a newborn infant]

A child with a congenital arteriovenous fistula between the arteria carotis externa and sinus sigmoideus is presented. This case showed further complications by the development of congestive heart failure and a Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. By an early excision already in the neonate age after diagnosis by digital subtraction angiography, the child could be saved.