Sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations: case series and systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations are rare but important vascular lesions, whose importance lies in both haemorrhage and seizure risk. Although surgery has been recommended as a treatment, the overall estimation of success has not been reported to render outcomes easier to understand in comparison to other treatment modalities.

Objectives

This systematic review of the literature and two cases aims to illustrate the results of surgery as a contemporary treatment option and present a novel anatomical classification system for Sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations.

Materials and methods

A systematic review was performed by searching MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE and Cochrane electronic bibliographic databases from conception to 2018. The following k

SUBMITTER: Tarokhian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature