title: Intracerebral hemorrhage from a middle meningeal arteriovenous fistula with a giant venous varix.
abstract: A patient with a congenital arteriovenous fistula between the middle meningeal artery and a cortical vein with a giant venous varix is described. The patient presented with an intracerebral hemorrhage that had been evacuated. Permanent cure of the fistula was achieved without morbidity by embolization with Ivalon particles.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange 92613-4091.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pritz
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Pribram
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications