title: A patient with massive oral-facial venous malformation.
abstract: While malformations of the upper airway are rare, they present challenging management problems and have a potentially devastating impact during anesthesia. This case report describes the management of a patient with a massive supraglottic venous malformation as he underwent transvenous embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pile-Spellman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glinski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hacein-Bey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*