Complete embolization of artery of Adamkiewicz to obliterate an intramedullary arteriovenous aneurysm. Case report.
A case history of an intramedullary arteriovenous aneurysm of the thoracolumbar junction is presented, and an unusual 14-year follow-up after the original sub-arachnoid bleeding episode is detailed. Embolization of anterior and mixed angiomas involving the artery of Adamkiewicz may be feasible when the artery is large and shunting is present.
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery