Combined endovascular and surgical approach for the treatment of palpebral arteriovenous malformations: experience of a single center.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Palpebral AVMs (pAVMs) are rare vascular lesions for which the treatment is challenging. Our aim was to present the technical aspects of the presurgical treatment by interventional neuroradiology of pAVMs and to report the clinical and angiographic results of combined (interventional neuroradiology/surgery) treatment of these malformations.

Materials and methods

Nine patients (5 females, 4 males) with a mean age of 22 years (range, 12-35 years) were treated in our department from December 1992 to April 2007 for superficial pAVMs. Seven patients presented with isolated pAVMs, while 2 had hemifacial AVMs. Ten TAE procedures, by using a liquid embolic agent (glue or Onyx) or microparticles, were performed in 7 patients. Six patients underwent absolute alc

SUBMITTER: Clarencon F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7966168 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature