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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
A case of arteriovenous malformation of the hand and its outcome
1Dept of Paediatric surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Introduction And Importance:
AVMs are rarest congenital anomalies constituting around 1% of pediatric population. Arteriovenous malformations originate at 4th to 10th weeks of intra uterine life due to persistence of primitive arteriovenous shunts. Though the exact prevalence is unknown, upper limb constitute around 10 % of all AVMs. Hand being the most common region affected after head and neck.
Case Presentation:
Author is presenting here a rare case of palmar arteriovenous malformation in child since birth, hindering her routine daily activities, and its unique way of surgical management.
Clinical Discussion:
Hand arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are challenging to treat due the necessity to maintain function and aesthetic appearance.
Conclusion:
The risk of fatal bleeding makes resection of AVMs a challenging and stressful procedure, but however in the presence of available efficient equipments to control the bleeding and expertise of the available treating surgeons, primary surgical resection can be considered a feasible option in a tertiary care pediatric center.
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