Surgical removal at arteriovenous malformations from the brain stem and cerebellopontine angle.
The author reports his surgical experience with five cases of arteriovenous malformation of the brain stem and cerebelloppontine angle causing multiple hemorrhages and severe neurological deficits. Surgical removal of the lesions had good results in four cases; there was one death.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology