title: Congenital pelvic arteriovenous fistulas: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: The fifth male patient with a congenital arteriovenous fistula of the pelvis is described. This disorder has been reported previously in 11 female patients. Most patients gave a long history of symptoms before a diagnosis was made. Preoperative angiography is vital to delineate the vascular supply to the fistula and operative treatment consists of ligation of the feeding vessels and resection of the fistula.
mesh_terms: D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery