Resection of a massive arteriovenous malformation of the head and neck.
We report a patient with a massive arteriovenous malformation of the head and neck treated by surgical extirpation of the lesion. Arteriography, hypotensive hypothermic anesthesia, and the intraoperative use of the Doppler flowmeter were most helpful in this case.
D000293:Adolescent; D000758:Anesthesia; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D012212:Rheology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic