Embolization of an arteriovenous malformation of the brain stem.
A case of complete or nearly complete obliteration of a brain stem arteriovenous malformation by embolization is presented. At the termination of the final angiogram the patient bled into the midbrain and died. The reasons for this complication are unknown.
D000293:Adolescent; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications