[Resection of lumbar arteriovenous malformation]

The authors present a 64-year-old patient with lumbar arteriovenous malformation 22´35´50 mm. Open resection under endotracheal anesthesia was carried out. Postoperative period was uneventful. The patient was discharged in 7 days after surgery. Surgical resection of lumbar AVM is preferable because this approach eliminates cosmetic defect without the risk of soft tissue necrosis. Such an invasive intervention can be performed in case of superficial afferent vessel whose ligation will reduce the risk of intraoperative bleeding.