title: Vascular malformation of the posterior corpus callosum: surgical treatment.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformations in the vicinity of the splenium are a rare cause of subarachnoid bleeding. They are usually unaccompanied by neurological deficits. Three such cases are described and methods of identification and surgical approach discussed. Total extirpation is believed to be the treatment of choice.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D002648:Child; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male