Aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation of the spinal cord.
A case is presented in which microsurgical technique was used to excise an intramedullary vascular lesion of the spinal cord. This kind of vascular pathology is uncommon. In this case, a radical excision of the malformation was obtained using the microscope. What appeared to an associated intramedullary aneurysm was totally removed.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery